Where Have All The Signed T206 Cards Gone?

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Paul- you've assembled a superior collection, but with all due respect, signed T206's have never really done anything for me. Pretty cool in theory, but just not my cup of tea. The $5k price for Rucker makes no sense to me whatsoever. Can you explain that to me?

I think you are asking Paul an impossible question to answer. It should have read...Can you explain human nature to me as it pertains to buying little pieces of cardboard? Answer: ?????

When 2 people REALLY want something and they are anonymous to each other (or even in the same room) you will get 100 different outcomes if that auction went off 100 times. Add 3 crazy collectors (and I am one) to the mix and you have an atom bomb situation. That card on a different day may have gone for $2500 or maybe even $7000. Who knows! I think that the unknown is half the fun in all this.

Peace, Mike

[theshleps]

Paul- signed T205, 201, 202 are much rarer than T206. Why should 206's command a higher price? Just wondering. The rare oddball signed HOF cards I list go for much less than a topps. I like the rare stuff. When I got maddux and Griffey Jr in person in spring training- I got them on Konami cards. In retrospect maybe I should have gotten them on topps rookies (monetarily) but the oddball stuff is rarer and has more appeal to me. Unfortunately not many feel that way except the people I bought my oddball stuff from

[mrvster]

thanks so much for the kind words! I really think that the signed T206 will carry a huge premium in the future! wish I had one, I have just funneled pretty much all my resources into the scraps........just because they are so rare, neat, collectable, have future potential, and are just wild..........very similar to what you are doing...........I almost "feed off" your passion also....

keep up the good work my friend! get another one of those beauties! my scrap machine is always turning..............we might have to have a field day one day.........do not give up.....try to get as many different examples as possible.....my friend is putting together an entire 52 topps auto set, and I am just amazed at it!

reason 206 command such a premium, it's the popularity..................

[keating3620]

any idea what the earliest signed card is? anything out there signed older than a T206?

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by keating3620

any idea what the earliest signed card is? anything out there signed older than a T206?

I have seen signed cabinet photos from the early 1900's, and some items from the collection of Cy Young recently came to auction, and it included a pair of 1890's signed cabinets, one of which was of Young himself that he signed.

Tom C

[Bpm0014]

I beleive it's a Connie Mack old judge? Yes? No?

[T206Collector]

Agreed.