t205 vs. t206 seems to be a silly argument...t206 is collected far more widely and has been researched much more in depth. Why? Because if 10% of collectors really like the research side, then the 1000s of t206 collectors will have 100s of researchers whereas the 100s of t205 collectors will only have 10ish researchers.
By looking at board sales, that is just because the print runs were so much smaller. I would LOVE to see more p-f-g condition t205s come up for sale (and drive the price down!). That would be fine by me.
Of course, when is the last time we had a good Goudey or Diamond Star discussion? Strange how things work on the board. I remember there used to be tons of Goudey talk and little on t205s...then a ton of E-card talk, etc. It just comes and goes.
I shared info. for people I spoke to often enough. But the last time I turned over my research as a whole (albeit incomplete) it ended up in a magazine and I am fairly certain that person was compensated for it. Now I take the opposite view. If I now put it out there in public...no one can exploit it for profit and if they can find a way to make money with it, more power to them. The main reason I held on to some of my research, specifically certain back or variation research was not for profit but because I was(am) not done with it. I want a master list. Badly. Yes, I had knowledge of the Wilhelm a few years before it became known (as with the Matty Cycle, Graham sig). I wanted to make sure I knew which backs came with each before I let the public know. People beat me to the outing on the Matty and Graham but because of that I was able to say with certainty that it was only the Cycle back for Matty and got a better understanding of the Graham sigs. I also have had to fix some of my research as well (in fact, I questioned one of the findings on Ron's list and he immediately sent me a nice back scan of a Wheat I had not confirmed before...that was awesome for me!).
I put years of work into my research. I feel that it is important to me. If others find it important, useful, or just plain bizarre, that is also fine by me. I did it because I honestly love t205s.
Scott is great and I have bought several T205s from him. I respect him and I have met a few collectors who have held their info close to the vest like Scott has mentioned. That is their option. I am thankful for board members who have helped me over the years...I hope it continues.
Joshua
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