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Posted By: <b>Pcelli60</b><p>Recently at a card show I offered a pre war dealer the following;<br />4- 1914 CJ's all commons( Doyle/Milan/Scott/Rucker) graded 3,2,1 and 1 and all nice looking, for a T205 sgc graded 3 Cy Young..Was this a bad offer? Given the on-line and show prices for the 14's I did'nt think this a bad offer..What does a VG 3 Gold border Young go for?

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Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p>Well I would say a T205 Young in a 3 would go for $650-700. I guess it depends on the guy your dealing with...I wouldn't want the four low grade common CJ's for it....were the 1's all beat up?

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Posted By: <b>Pcelli60</b><p>No. All the cards look real nice..But if the Young goes for that kind of money 650-700! I was insulting him!!

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Posted By: <b>Rob</b><p>What was the dealer's reply?

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Posted By: <b>Pcelli60</b><p>Well he didnt laugh..He was asking 1,000, by the way! I see so many Youngs from that set! Even in small shows..I guess I'm losing touch with pre war reality..

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Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p>A dealer at a show asking for 30-35% above market value seems about right.

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Posted By: <b>Pcelli60</b><p>Thanks guys..I really want to trade these pieces, 5 in all. I never look for some quick cash..

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>I have lost out on some T206 and T200 auctions recently by bidding anywhere between 10-25% higher than the most recent sale figures (which in some cases were only a week old themselves!) that I was aware of...only to get blown out of the water by another 20%...very depressing<br /><br />I am re-thinking my graded-only strategy, and starting to size up raw singles and groups for my T206 Cubs effort...<br /><br />but yes, ditto on the show pricing observations...unless you go at the end and find a dealer who had a slow showing...