T206 'sets'

[RCMcKenzie]

I can tell you that for the stuff I collect, it's the same people outbidding me over and over...When I lose an auction on ebay or at an auction house, the card almost always shows up on a 'pick-up' thread on here by someone with a name I recognize or know. In the 1990's when ebay showed the id's of the winner and underbidders, it was the usual net54 suspects as well. I imagine there are many nice collections by people that I don't know that no longer buy at auction.(inactive collectors). I am speaking of the more obscure stuff..T210-T216...n172 etc...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I can tell you that for the stuff I collect, it's the same people outbidding me over and over...When I lose an auction on ebay or at an auction house, the card almost always shows up on a 'pick-up' thread on here by someone with a name I recognize or know. In the 1990's when ebay showed the id's of the winner and underbidders, it was the usual net54 suspects as well. I imagine there are many nice collections by people that I don't know that no longer buy at auction.(inactive collectors). I am speaking of the more obscure stuff..T210-T216...n172 etc...

I seem to always go up against Net54baseball members when bidding. Then afterwards we compare notes and we find we are all bidding against each other!! Small world and some collecting niches are very, very small.....maybe less than 5 collectors but the prices can still soar. It only takes two to tango!!

[TCMA]

My father put together the complete set in the early 70's including the "big three" but sold everything in 1984. He was only missing the Doyle variation but he likely never knew about it until afterwards. Not sure where the set ended up though I do know what happened to the Wagner.

I also personally know another old time collector who isn't on the forum who has a near-complete set but missing "the big four" and every card is raw.