T210 Prices

[rp12367]

I think IMO it just to comes down to supply. I have only been collecting them for about 6-8 months and already realize that if I see a card, (be it usually a team for me) and I want it, I grab it regardless of the condition, because no telling if and when you might find it again. I can always go after a better example if it comes along. In the case of Dan's recent T210-3 sales, A few cards eg Gordon, I couldn't find a red version anywhere and was willing to go quite a bit more to get the card, even though it was only a 30/2. If it was a T206 on the other hand, at a certain point I would have backed out of the bidding, knowing that in a day/week/month another would be out there (non-rare back of course)...

[alsup2311]

As the biggest seller of T210 Series 3 cards at one time on Ebay, all I can say is that the prices are all over the map. I had SGC 30s sell for more than SGC 60s!! After the auction I could tell who was going for grade (I had a lot of #1s on the pop report) and who was going for rarely seen cards. I think series 3 cards don't get the love they deserve. I agree with tbob, some of these cards are hard to find and even harder to find in good shape! I had a lot of fun watching my auction! I had no idea what any one card would sell for.

[DixieBaseball]

I agree with a few previous posts... T210's are all over the map and the reasons for this are plenty : Set collectors, Team Collector's, Highest Grade collector's, general type collector's, condition upgrade collector's, Portrait collector's, Series Collector's, State Collectors, and then the random new entry of bidder thrown in the mix make for a ambigious final price. All I know from collecting them for the last 10+ years is if you really want a certain player which you rarely see, just buy it or be prepared to wait quite possibly a long time. Much discussion has been made on this board about which series are scarcer, and the truth is while Series 6,7, and 8 seem to be tougher as a whole there are players in every series, or on every team, that can perhaps be tougher to find than others. I find that there are some real toughies in Series 3, 4, and 5. There are some impossible cards to find in Series 8, but that only accounts for about 20% of that set, and Series 6 and 7 have their toughies as well.

What a cool set!

[John V]

I seem to recall a post some time ago, listing the toughies for each series.

[tbob]

John- I wish you could remember when this was, I'd sure like to see it. There are some really skilled and computer savvy 54ers out there, maybe they could pull it out???

[Epps]

Here is one from awhile back ago.


http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=86615

To follow up on a previous statement, it can take a long time to find a specific card. I searched for 5 years for a Series 6 Fred Toney of my hometown hustlers team before one just appeared on ebay about a year and half ago. Glad I jumped on it.

Tony Turner