What percentage of T206 SGC 80/PSA 6 and above and rare backs are slabbed?

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by llafoe

In your opinion, what percentage of T206 SGC 80/PSA 6 and above and rare backs are slabbed?

When looking on eBay, I see a lot of raw cards. However, I rarely see a raw card that would grade higher than a SGC 50/PSA 4. Does that mean most of the SGC80/PSA 6 cards are already slabbed in plastic?

I assume most of the rare backs are slabbed... simply for authentication purposes?

This year on eBay I've picked up two raw T206s that graded 70, and one that graded 80.

--edited to include; each of them was purchased for under $30

[Cardboard Junkie]

I have over 1000 that are raw and would be in the ex to ex+ range. I also have dozens of rare backs ungraded. I also know of 3 major collections that are all raw. dave. ps I wonder about the large collections like Burdicks that are pasted in albums.....what backs are there?

[sreader3]

I'd say that 70-80% of T206 cards that would grade PSA 6/SGC 80 or higher are now in slabs. Can I back this up with hard evidence? No. It's based on the fact that the vast majority (> 95%) of the raw cards that I now see on eBay are VG-EX or worse (or trimmed). That wasn't the case 8-10 years ago, when you could at least somewhat regularly find EX or better groups of raw T206s fresh to the hobby.

In terms of rare backs, it depends on what you mean by "rare."

[Peter_Spaeth]

An interesting corollary question is what percentage of cards grading 6 and above have not been improved in some way.

[philliesphan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

An interesting corollary question is what percentage of cards grading 6 and above have not been improved in some way.

But it's like proving a negative. There's no possible way to answer that question.

[wonkaticket]

David did you ever get around to scanning that Brown Lenox of yours so we can see love to see another brown.

Cheers,

John

[FrankWakefield]

20%


And no, most rare backs aren't slabbed. There are lots of old collectors who care not about slabbing, nor even this board. Old collectors with good stuff...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by philliesphan

But it's like proving a negative. There's no possible way to answer that question.

Or the OP's question, as the data is simply not available.

[FrankWakefield]

Barry, I figure that both of us are wrong, not just one.

Seems to me that old style, ungraded collectors recognize that some folks collect only graded cards, and want their cards graded; but that some of those collectors of graded cards have a difficult time accepting that some folks don't want graded cards. I think the old style collectors are more aware of other collectors out there who have minimal internet involvement, don't drool on the auction catalogs, don't read this board, and who have no use for the grading companies. Those guys have significant holdings. I don't know much about this black swamp stuff... but I think that those cards weren't graded when "found" (hell, the cards weren't lost, some fellow had known about them for years, and enjoyed them without the internet and grading companies). I think there's bunches more of such "finds". And I think other folks are in disbelief, how could that black swamp guy have been sitting on those cards without spending a fortune with SGC or PSA, then scanning them and putting them on some image hosting place, and all that jazz???

But I do agree that it is a futile question based on opinion and conjecture.

And what's a Mets fan doing wondering about the score of a game from that lesser league?