Weigh in: Why the current t206 back craze--and will it last?

[g_vezina_c55]

Just a question for you leon.
I am into t206 since only a year now and you said t206 is probably the most collected set and you are corect on it i think.

My question is : t206 set is now the most collected set but it is the case since couple year or as you can remember in your past it was also the most popular set in the 60 70 80 90 ?

Thx

[Leon]

Originally Posted by g_vezina_c55

Just a question for you leon.
I am into t206 since only a year now and you said t206 is probably the most collected set and you are corect on it i think.

My question is : t206 set is now the most collected set but it is the case since couple year or as you can remember in your past it was also the most popular set in the 60 70 80 90 ?

Thx

Hey Nelson
Since I Have been in the hobby a short 16-17 yrs, T206 has been the most collected pre-war set. I can't really comment on time before that. I am sure others can and will. best regards

[MVSNYC]

As previously mentioned in several other T206 threads, there's a variety of reasons why rare backs have been so hot and prices so high. for starters, there are more than a handful of advanced collectors who are working on "master sets", every front/back combo possible. obviously a huge task, but when you have several of these collectors going head to head for certain cards, prices will get ridiculous. also, there is a great amount of research documentation on the web and here that has brought to light just how rare many of these backs are (BL 460, Drum, Uzit, etc). even though it is a hugely popular set and the cards are pretty easy to come by, there are plenty of very tuff, even very rare/scarce cards that collectors are always chasing. i've been collecting T206 for almost 25 years, and have always had a fascination with the different backs...last but not least, IMO, the artwork & typography of the various brands is just awesome and compelling.

[GregMitch34]

I guess what is most stunning lately is not that Uzits etc. have gone up in price but the much more common Tolstois, EPDG, Cycles--when not many examples seen for that player. Even Sovereigns and Old Mills in some cases soared if rare examples for that card. That's the trend that's interesting.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

I guess what is most stunning lately is not that Uzits etc. have gone up in price but the much more common Tolstois, EPDG, Cycles--when not many examples seen for that player. Even Sovereigns and Old Mills in some cases soared if rare examples for that card. That's the trend that's interesting.

And to be honest, if I was going crazy on the combos, I would probably steer clear of those less tough backs. I would think there are a lot of them that are off the radar and not graded or counted, but would guess they are out there.

[Craig M]

...and all of this happening in a stagnant economy. I know it's stagnant because my accounts are having a difficult time paying my company. Even the excellent accounts are stringing their Net30 terms out to Net60 and Net90.

These rare backs are going to go "BONKERS" when the economy really starts humming whenever that will be. Who knows!

These are great buy prices right now.

[drc]

As a non-T206 collector just an observer, the attention to back details seems excessive to me. However, it's not a recent phenomenon. People have focused the minutia double prints, red inks etc for some time now.

Now if you are talking about the basic brands like Drum versus Sweet Caporal versus Toilsoi, that's definitely no fad. Drum, for example, has had a value premium for years now. That's no craze.

One thing I find interesting about T206s, and this is a testimony to its popularity, is something that would be considered a defect on a 1975 Topps (printing error, ghost) is considered valuable on a T206.