E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>cn</b><p> I was following 2 auctions that ended on E-Bay yesterday a T206 Green Cobb SGC 40 that ended at $2551 and a T206 Johnson Portrait SGC 40 that ended at $909. Is it just my perception but it seems that the price of these 2 cards have doubled in the past year. Since the same person won both cards I am wondering if these prices are realistic or is it a case of just one person running up the price? CN

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>it takes two to tango.

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Those two cards are beautiful irrespective of the grades. The winner bought the cards and not the holders. That Cobby looks like a 6 from the scan...probably a somewhat unnoticable blemish somewhere....

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>Johnson portraits have skyrocketed in the last six months. A few graded examples (PSA 2's and SGC 30's) in the past two weeks have approached $400. Two years ago those same cards might have fetched low $200's. As for your examples, Leon is correct, the cards present much better than their respective grades.

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>Scot Reader (ebay: sreader3)</b><p>T206 prices are through the roof, particularly for<br /><br />Cobb Green<br />Johnson Portrait<br />Matty Portrait<br />Young Portrait<br /><br />About two years ago a Cobb Green PSA 4 / SGC 50 would fetch about $1500; now $3000+. Young Portrait PSA 4 /SGC 50 would fetch about $500; now $1000+. Similar trends for Johnson Portrait and Matty Portrait. Over a two year time horizon I would say your "doubling" estimate is spot-on. <br /><br />Scot

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>Dan Kravitz</b><p>Both cards had a crease. It was hard to see from the scan, and I noticed that he skirted the question when asked (read his question/answer blurb). From my experience SGC will not grade a card with a crease above a 40. Those went for big money considering the condition and that they are available all the time. I guess a '52 Mantle is also available all the time, but I don't understand those prices either.

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>You think those cards have skyrocketed, look at the prices for E94s, E97s and E98s from 2005 to 2006!

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>Dave Simon</b><p>I haven't added the trending and graphing to the site yet, but I can tell you that just going through the database I see an average 23% increase on the same cards (player, back, grading co.,grade) IN JUST THE LAST QUARTER!<br /><br />It is amazing to see how many people are going after these cards -- so anyway the site is <a href="http://www.t206.net" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.t206.net</a> and I'm working on addressing all of these questions with real data, analysis, and transparency.<br /><br />And yes, it is conceivable that they have doubled in just one year.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />ds

E-BAY AUCTION- T205 and T206 pricing.....
 

Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Now that I have money again, I've start tracking lots of cards and t206s in general have jumped pretty well. Beatter lots used to had for less than $10/card. Now, the bid is jumping past range in the first day and closing in the $15/card range. Guess I'll be staying away from t206s and buying other, more obscure stuff.<br /><br />Jay<br><br>I like to sit outside, drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home, I would be arrested. So, I go to baseball games and fit right in.