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Old 05-31-2011, 04:59 PM
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Default Topps T206 Buyback question...

I think the yellow border frame is the 2002 version and the light/baby blue is from the 2010 set - is this right?

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Old 05-31-2011, 05:46 PM
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The 2002 buyback I have (Bradley) has the yellowish border. I looked on ebay and all the 2002 buybacks are yellowish and the newer ones have a blue border.

The Bradley was my first t206. I am now hooked on the monster.
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Old 05-31-2011, 06:11 PM
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My story - I collect the T206 Downs cards. Emailed SGC and wanted them to slab the yellow border/frame card a couple months ago. They confirmed they would leave the card in the frame and grade it. I dropped it off at the Strongsville, OH show in April and (again) confirmed it would be left in the frame. I received a call from SGC a week later (again) asking/confirming that I wanted the card left in the Topps frame.....
Well, 3 strikes and I was out. SGC mailed the card (with others) back and it was cracked out and graded. Not a HUGE deal, but for someone looking for 'different' T206 Downs cards - it was huge.
I recently picked up the light/baby blue frame Downs cards - but wish I had another yellow frame version. Lost forever.....
BTW - the yellow version did come back a SGC 50. Not too bad. Just wished it was in the Topps frame...
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Old 05-31-2011, 06:25 PM
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I never will accept the term "buyback". Topps can't buy something back that they didn't previously have. Or maybe the term refers to a card that once was out there in the hands of collectors, Topps bought it and slabified it, and then we the hobby 'buy it back'. But I don't think that's what's meant by it, back there.



Sympathies, Jon P., they really screwed that up for you. And I guess they charged you for that service.


(Sorry, just couldn't forgo a chance at using "by it, back"...)

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Old 05-31-2011, 06:52 PM
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Buyback is a bad term - just an authentic T206 that was 'bought back' by Topps and put in a nice frame for retail.

SGC (under prior management from April) promised to grant future fees valued at the value of the 'yellow' Topps T206 card. I listed the value at about $35 on my original submission - but now regret it. I will likely NEVER find another in a yellow Topps frame/display. I put the 'value' at what I paid for it - not what it was 'worth' to me.

Lucky me, I picked up the bluish framed Topps card this month. Just don't know much about them. 2010 vs. 2002 frames...
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Old 05-31-2011, 07:49 PM
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Jon,

They are both from 2002. The yellow border is Series 1 and the blueish border is Series 2. There is also another color for Series 3.
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Jon,

They are both from 2002. The yellow border is Series 1 and the blueish border is Series 2. There is also another color for Series 3.

I agree. I can't speak to the newer ones because I haven't bought any, but I had (and have since sold) 2002 yellow and blue borders. I remember pulling a yellow from a Series 1 pack and purchasing the blue right after the Series 2 was released.
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Jon,

They are both from 2002. The yellow border is Series 1 and the blueish border is Series 2. There is also another color for Series 3.
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Jon, They also re-used or buybacked the buyback's for 2010 T206, so if you pull a card out of the 2010 product you can end up with any Series 2002 card.
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Jon, Beckett BVG will leave in frame and assign a number grade for the original T206, I have a few SGC and if they leave card in Topps frame, they will only grade it a A, unless they have switched this recently, the few I have graded are just authentic...

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Old 05-31-2011, 09:26 PM
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Interesting stuff.

Anyone get a T206 yet from the diamond dig cards? The pulldown menus for trading show 1909 as a year, but I haven't seen any available to make trade offers for. Maybe the last few buybacks?

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Here a few more frame colors. Scans taken from Ebay auctions. The black frame came out within the last few years. Most of the T206s in these frames are usually in decent shape, although recently I saw one that was rough.

I own 6 of these Buybacks at this time. You can find some interesting player/back combos in them sometimes. Last year I picked up a Ewing & Karger with Piedmont 350 backs.

What always seemed odd to me was when they put T205s in these frames and the frame still had "T206" printed on it. I parted with my only one last year to a fellow board member.


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