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warshawlawThe T206 mystique draws you in and IMHO drives collectors to the M116, etc. that share the pose of the T206, pushing up those cards (same is true of the Plank cards that use the same portrait).
The Dutchman was flat out one of the greatest if not the greatest SS of all time. Picking teams on the sand lot, I'll take Hans and you can have any other SS you want, and I still think I come out ahead. That makes him a must-have main HOFer lik Cobb, Ruth, etc. In actuality I think some of his cards are undervalued given his place on the short list of the greatest of all time. No accident he was one of the original 5 in the HOF.
Finally, as noted there are a heck of a lot of sets missing a Honus. Since you have to have one to be a self-respecting HOF collector, you are forced to compete in a smaller pool of cards.
For those on budgets, the T200 team card, the 1936 Fine Pen, and some PCs are the best way to get a vintage Wagner at a reasonable price.