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T206Collector...is certainly not as extensive as many others on this board, but I have noticed some trends in the T206 card market over the past 8 months or so. Generally, the portrait market for HOFers has gone through the roof. I spent an embarassing sum of money on a SGC 70 Tinker portrait on ebay a few months back, but still well short of the $700+ I saw a PSA 5 Tinker portrait sell for. I have not really been dabbling in the SL'er market, being just content to amass them when I get a stray one in a lot of commons or something. But, what I think others on this board have noticed (and I agree) is that there are people trying to build their PSA or SGC set registries. That, combined with the ebay phenomenon of two bidders driving a price way up, will cause some pretty outrageous prices.
That being said, there are still T206 bargains to be had on ebay for those who are quick enough to jump on reasonably priced "Buy It Nows" and for those interested in collecting SGC cards, which I think come a bit cheaper than their PSA counterparts. Also, I believe the non-portrait HOF market has cooled somewhat.
Good luck collecting the monster!
Paul