T206 Common Prices

[parkplace33]

Talked to a friend yesterday about the increase of T206 prices, even commons. So I checked Ebay last night. The lowest price common card T206 (not reprint) buy it now was a card with holes for $25 plus shipping.

Any chance these commons come down in price? I remember when they used to be around 10 dollars or so.

[steve B]

I'm guessing they won't.

When I first started, VG commons were about 1.50. Then 3, then 10 then 20 then 40. Now they seem to be pushing 100. There have been times when they seemed to move slower at those prices, but didn't really come back down.

[philliesfan]

Yes. I picked up a lot of them at $1.00 each in lower grade. and as much as $4.00 in better grade....all commons and backs did not matter. I picked up all the lesser common backs when I could including Lenox, Broadleaf and others.
Bob

[MVSNYC]

I've been collecting T206 for 30 years...I've never known them to go down in value, only up.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

I've been collecting T206 for 30 years...I've never known them to go down in value, only up.

Yea, but Mike, wait until all the old people die. Values will plummet bc all the new collectors have never seen anyone play who is pictured on a t206 card.

T206 are cardboard gold.

[abothebear]

Nah, stamp a serial number on them and pack them in cases for people to break and they'll go nuts.

[FrankWakefield]

All of the old people won't ever die.

A bunch of us will die, maybe soon for some of us, all eventually; but there's an unending mass of not so old people who are getting older. They replace us. But these replacements are greater in number, have a bit more combined financial wherewithall, and they aren't as smart as we old folks were. There will be more collectors with more money and less brains.

So, yes Virginia, prices will gradually continue to rise.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Yea, but Mike, wait until all the old people die. Values will plummet bc all the new collectors have never seen anyone play who is pictured on a t206 card.

T206 are cardboard gold.

That's a good one Ryan, especially since for anyone still alive today to have actually been around and remember seeing someone on a T206 card play, they'd only have to be at least what, about 110 years old, or even older? LOL

Truth be told, if we did start to see a huge drop-off in something like T206 prices, I think that would be indicative of much, much bigger problems and issues with our economy and life as we know it, or that possibly baseball somehow ceases to be a sport as we know it.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by abothebear

Nah, stamp a serial number on them and pack them in cases for people to break and they'll go nuts.

Didn't Topps already start doing that 20 years ago when they put T206 buybacks into their 2002 Topps 206 product? They just didn't bother to serial number them. LOL

[G1911]

Wondering how many people alive even could have seen a T206 player. I think the last was Eddie Collins who played until 1930 before finally stopping making an occasional appearance. Charley O’Leary had a stunt appearance in 1934. Everyone with direct memories of T206 players playing is almost certainly gone, but there aren’t that many left who were even alive when the last of them were active.

I believe the last living member of the set was Rube Marquard who died in 1980. Chet Hoff from T207 passed away in 1998 and was, I think, the last ATC subject alive, baseball or non baseball.

Maybe when the last of the 1930’s babies passes away demand for T206 will collapse and I can build the set without winning the lottery.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by G1911

I think the last was Eddie Collins who played until 1930 before finally stopping making an occasional appearance. Charley O’Leary had a stunt appearance in 1934. . . . I believe the last living member of the set was Rube Marquard who died in 1980.

Jack Quinn was the only active player for both T206 and 1933 Goudey.

Southern Leaguer Charlie Seitz outlived Marquard by a few months in 1980 — August 19, 1980 vs. June 1, 1980.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by G1911

Wondering how many people alive even could have seen a T206 player. I think the last was Eddie Collins who played until 1930 before finally stopping making an occasional appearance. Charley O’Leary had a stunt appearance in 1934. Everyone with direct memories of T206 players playing is almost certainly gone, but there aren’t that many left who were even alive when the last of them were active.

I believe the last living member of the set was Rube Marquard who died in 1980. Chet Hoff from T207 passed away in 1998 and was, I think, the last ATC subject alive, baseball or non baseball.

Maybe when the last of the 1930’s babies passes away demand for T206 will collapse and I can build the set without winning the lottery.

Father of a friend died last year at 104, so he would've been 13 for Collins last game.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

I've been collecting T206 for 30 years...I've never known them to go down in value, only up.

Yeap, don't see them going down in value. And it looks like commons with semi scarce backs are making a big run up...
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