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Tom BoblittI collected Colgan's for 20 years. Really only collected the Tin Tops towards the end and NEVER saw any on ebay for sale--maybe once or twice in REALLY low condition. By comparison, I saw (and won) quite a few red bordered E270's. The Tin Tops are VERY VERY scarce overall in relation to the normal Stars of the Diamond. I think the 5 to 1 ratio on Cobbs and Wagners is right on par......a 'common' ungraded Tin Top would typically sell for $125-$200 now which is 4-5X a common Stars of the Diamond. When I sold my Colgan's I had 25 or so Red Borders and 7-8 Tin Tops with about 230-240 of the Stars of the Diamond.
The people bidding on and buying these Tin Tops very likely already have Wagner's. Just my opinion.......there are more Wagner's available and out there than Jacksons OR Thorpes by a 15-20 to 1 margin. At least Jackon's or Thorpes that have been seen and known in the hands of collectors. Even with that disparity, they'll never sell for what a Wagner will even in poor condition. Just due to the notoriety of the Wagner. Many, if not all, of the N173 OJ Cabinets are more scarce than the Wagner too and they don't command that type of money. Just supply & demand......
Was hoping Sky would get a little more coin for them but as someone stated above, he has nothing in them. My estimate for the Jackson is $62,500. We should have that be one of the contests early in 2008..........
I'm sure Mark Macrae could give us more details on the Colgan's Tin Tops and other series....much more than myself....