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joe brennanDon't take me as a zealot on this issue,( just take me out to the ball game) but when the senario arises you have take a look at the history of the card. Didn't show up until the 80's. The most world known baseball card in pristine condition remains hidden for 80 years. Ok, I'll buy that. The most printed back in the history of baseball cards and there are only 2 known examples? Paper drives got the rest huh? But 60 or so SC's made. Now I know all of you that have calculated the odds of how many T206's were original printed with every back and how the % of how many survived would have to say that this number, 2, is unbelievablly low to say the least. Wouldn't the estimate be near 90 or 120?
Did they just print them for 1 day and no one smuggled any out? No baseball fans in the printing plant. No printer scaps? Just 2?
And the Plank. Just 1? The rarest card in the world.
Let's move away from T206's for a minute. If you are to believe or not to believe what B.H. the author of the monster, who has probably seen as many T26's as anyone, look at 1 goudey card.
In a recent auction a #116 Goudey came up for sale. It's listed as a proof. Was it a proof? Or was it a card made in the 1950's? No #116 was issued that year, the Lajoie was issued the next year by mail to appease angry collectors.
Now if you believe any of this you believe the hobby is built on a scam.
Haven't we all found out recently that some of the most trusted names in the hobby are shilling their own auctions, not honoring (without threat of lawsuit) guarrantees, card doctors, false discriptions, including trimmed cards in major auctions, grading companies doing major favors for auction houses and auctions actually doctoring cards submitted for auctions. Did I miss any thig besides dinner in New York or Seinfeld?
By the way, where are rest of the cards printed on this one mind boggling only surviving T206 sheet? How come only 1 has ever surfaced? And then only 80 years later. 80 years later. Don't throw Tango eggs in this, because they were never heard of and had no value at the time. T206's were a well know issue long before the 80's or any other unkown ISSUE.
I'm throwing all this on the wall and see what sticks.
In Rememberance of James W. Brennan Sr. 1924-1982. Dad, thanks for everything you did for me.