What's up with t205s?

[zljones]

What has dropped in some of the bigger name cards. I had to sell my Addie Joss for 550, and my Bobby Wallace no cap only went for 100. I sold all my T205s except my Ty Cobb, and most of the lower end ones sold for the usual prices.

[Wite3]

I can explain some of this...two rather large collections have hit the market this year (although piecemealed out on ebay and auction houses). That led to almost 500 new to the hobby cards this year plus a few "finds" of tougher cards and backs have impacted sales. I can say that prices for low grade stars and rarities have tanked. Joss, Wilhelm, Cobb, Matty, Johnson, Rowan, Graham Cubs, Gray with Stats have all been down lately. Commons can be had for between 10-15 in p-f condition which is down from about 7 years ago (before the economy truly tanked) where they were 15-20. High grade is still selling nicely though just because these are rarely found in high grade.

For me, this is great as I collect low grade only and can afford to buy bundles of cards now instead of just a few. Honestly, I hope they stay down for a bit. I feel most cards have come down lately as well.

Joshua