RE: T206 Backs Scarcity Lists

[packs]

That was the Uzit. Great card, just decided to spend elsewhere. I'm not saying that Red Hindu's are plentiful, but $870 plus sounds high to me. You come off strong. I can't tell if these are gotcha posts or just talking collecting experiences. I could care less how many you find in the BST. It doesn't sound like you are the type of collector to be patient and wait, which is probably why you overpay. For less than another $100 you could have gotten a HOFer a full grade higher. But you would have had to wait.

[Chicago206]

Originally Posted by packs

That was the Uzit. Great card, just decided to spend elsewhere. I'm not saying that Red Hindu's are plentiful, but $870 plus sounds high to me. You come off strong. I can't tell if these are gotcha posts or just talking collecting experiences. I could care less how many you find in the BST. It doesn't sound like you are the type of collector to be patient and wait, which is probably why you overpay. For less than another $100 you could have gotten a HOFer a full grade higher. But you would have had to wait.

That was over a year ago. I could have bought a Drum in a PSA 2 for about $1800 a year ago. I could have bought a common player Uzit for quite a bit less a year ago. I could have bought an ounce of gold, a car, a gallon of milk, a box of diapers...all cheaper a year ago. How can you compare prices of a year ago to today's pricing? Especially in a series as hot as rare backed T206? Johnny Harmonica gave us an example of a PSA 2 common player that sold for over $1400....not from a year ago, but rather a few months ago. Since I buy cards now, and not a year ago, I think its important to look at what cards are selling for now.....not a year ago.

[packs]

You want to buy cards now. No doubt about that.

[Chicago206]

Well, as much as I'd like to buy cards a year ago, my flux capacitor is on the fritz. So im stuck in the here and now with here and now pricing.

[packs]

You're right. About everything. Thank you for sharing your hobby knowledge. As a felow collector I really appreciate your insight.

[Wite3]

Chicago,
I think you are talking apples and oranges anyway...the brown and red hindus were printed in different series. Therefore, you really cannot compare the two fairly. Nearly all the higher series cards seemed to be in less quantity than the lower series whether you are talking piedmont or hindu. Not to mention, it is nearly impossible to decide a rarity multiplier because things come to market or are discovered all the time which changes your ratings.

Look at T205s as example. 20 years ago, Hindu T205s were a rumor. Then a small find came to market and it was thought they were rarer than Drums. Then another small Hindu find was made and suddenly T205 Drums were rarer. In the last 3 years at least two finds of T205 Drums has made the two backs about even again with Drum maybe pulling ahead a bit. Market rarity is very hard to determine and even the best multiplier will be a range (i.e. 5x-7x).

Ted can correct me on the T206s as I am not as familiar with them as with T205.

Joshua

[tedzan]

Why is the "wheel being re-invented", again ? Jim Rivera had an excellent thread on this same subject 3 weeks ago.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ght=t206+backs

Chicago206......either you are too lazy to do a SEARCH before you post, or you are a plagiarizer, or you have some
sort of an "agenda"......which is it ?


Joshua (Wite3)......regarding your......
" Chicago, I think you are talking apples and oranges anyway....the brown and red hindus were printed in different
series. Therefore, you really cannot compare the two fairly. Nearly all the higher series cards seemed to be in less
quantity than the lower series whether you are talking piedmont or hindu."

You are absolutely correct. The Brown HINDU's were issued in the 1st series (150 Subjects). The Red HINDU's were
printed in very late 1910; and, were issued with the last (460) series cards in late 1910 and early 1911.

Furthermore, you are also correct in stating that "higher series cards seemed to be in less quantity"....e.g., BROAD
LEAF, DRUM, LENOX, Red HINDU, UZIT.
This is the same phenomena that occurred with the post-war issues (Bowman & Topps cards), where the Hi # cards
are always tougher to find than the Lo # cards (simply due to lesser Hi # quantities printed).


TED Z

[Leon]

Originally Posted by packs

You're right. About everything. Thank you for sharing your hobby knowledge. As a felow collector I really appreciate your insight.

Best post of the morning. I am soaking it in like a frog on a log.