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11-02-2016, 09:24 PM
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11-03-2016, 11:28 AM
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I wonder if perhaps one of the reasons for Plank's enduring popularity is the fact that he played for one of the era's premier teams, Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's. He was backed up by the million dollar infield and so on. If collectors back then were tucking away Eddie Collins and Home Run Baker cards then the paucity of Plank cards might have led it to become a chase card and increase its value even then. Who knows
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11-03-2016, 12:18 PM
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Easy answer
It is the third rarest card in what is arguably the most popular, certainly the most popular prewar, set of all-time. You can only really compare plank to Wagner , Doyle, magie, and the polar bear demmitt and Ohara. With the Wagner and Doyle being scarcer. The fact that there are rarer prewar cards is irrelevant, look at all the Wagner's far rarer than the t206. It is a function of both supply and demand. The fact that Plank is a HOf lends some value but the bulk is due to its scarcity in such a hugely popular set. I don't find most other Plank issues to have a premium over comparable hall of famers.
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11-03-2016, 11:34 PM
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I agree , but would argue that plank does have a premium over comparable HOFers....which just means we disagree on what tier of players he is comparable to. Like Wagner , the star power makes this card more alluring. That probably has a not insignificant impact on price (though I of course agree that most of price is due to scarcity / set popularity ). Guess all I'm saying is I think there's a lot of people that might be more interested in owning something rare/special if it also has added benefit of HOF status....so demand goes up a bit from that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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11-04-2016, 02:30 AM
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The E95 Plank is or always has been an expensive card with nice copies selling for over a grand. Perhaps it is the poor man's T306 Plank---- same pose but a beautiful green background instead of blue. It will always probably be the 3rd most expensive card in the set after Cobb and Wagner.
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11-04-2016, 05:23 PM
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I've often thought about this question regarding Plank. I always felt that had his T206 card not been a mega-rare one, he would have fallen in the "second tier" along with Lajoie, Speaker, Alexander....ultimately higher than the "generic" T206 HOFer.
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11-04-2016, 05:43 PM
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All of this prompts me to ask this question:
WHY is the T206 Plank so scarce? We all have heard the various theories on why the Wagner is so rare, but I've never heard anything along those lines about the Plank. As far as the list that was quoted, I assume that it was pre-war only. I'm not sure if the prices on the '52 Mantle have been this high long enough to consider it a legitimate market value, but, if it has, it would have to be very close to the top on any all-time list. .
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