Posted By:
Frank WakefieldHey guys...
The seller is not at fault, sell Matty for as much as you can get for him. The reality is that there are few Matty's in such a holder, but lots in that shape that aren't. Topps isn't at fault either, they have taken a cornerstone set of baseball cards, used it as a theme for a modern set, and created some curiosity and interest in T206s among new collectors. Topps spent more than 2 cents putting him under plastic, but not much more. What is really happening is that whoever buys this card would be more likely to collect more T206s one day... and maybe some T207s after that. E90-1s would be nice after that, and some real Cracker Jack cards. He might progress to E107s... were there baseball cards in the 19th century??? He might even advance to Old Judges. Might join this board one day...
So is it nuts to buy that Matty??? Yes, unless you want a type "buy back" or you're working on a near set of T206 "buy backs" (which may well be lunacy in and of itself). Otherwise, it IS nuts to buy that card. But someone will.
I know a quite advanced (used without the definitions argued previously, but I mean lots of nice cards, cards for cards' sake, and accumulated long ago in a knowledgable manner with appreciation for the game) collector who advocates having "two of everything". Someone like that could sell a set of E90-1s, for example, to Topps for some future set. That collector/seller would silently praise Topps' "buy back" scheme.
Now if Topps will "buy back" a Zeenut McMullen and a T210 Jackson New Orleans, then I may well buy a few sealed boxes of some new cards...