Its the Common sets that are too common

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Posted By: <b>Gilbert Maines</b><p>Not that the rare sets are too rare. Heck almost all prewar cards are either t206, Goudey or PlayBalls, it seems. Unless Im figuring this wrong, that is.<br /><br />Right now on eBay more than one third of the pre-1930 singles offered are t206s. Three quarters of all 1930-39 singles are a Goudey product, and essentially all of the later prewar are Playball.<br /><br />Pre-1930 = 1573<br />t206 = 559<br /><br />1930-9 singles = 769<br />Goudey = 569<br /><br />1940-1949 = 342<br />Playball = 58<br />Leaf = 61<br />Bowman = 228<br /><br />Ain't you tired of this crap? Apparently not everyone is.

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Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>Many people site the availability of T206 cards as one of the draws to collecting the set.<br /><br />You can come home, open up ebay, and decide if there are any on-line that you can pick up tonight and get within the next few days. Much like baseball itself, it can be a day-to-day hobby. It is more interactive that way.<br /><br />Try doing that with an E107 or even a Ramly.

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Posted By: <b>Gilbert Maines</b><p>That is all so terribly true. For example, I have been searching for any card of Bottomley from the 20s since I was a little boy (of about 50).<br /><br />It must be nice to instead, only have to concern yourself with appearance, grade, and price.

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Posted By: <b>Judge Dred (Fred)</b><p>Ok, the following is for the person with too much time on their hands...<br /><br />Make a list of every T206 on ebay and determine what percentage of the set is available at one time. I'm guessing the Southern Leaguers would be a little tough but right now there's a whole batch of them up for sale in one offering.