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Jeff MohlerI follow this set fairly closely since I have most of the 1907 Tiger set I think prices have come down in the last year for the 1907 Tigers. One of the whales bought a bunch a while ago for astronomical prices.
There were a number of raw examples in nice condition that recently sold on Ebay for what I thought were very low prices. I think the only common that brought $50.00 was the Donovan that I was bidding on.
As luck has it, the only 07 Tigers that I still need are both Cobbs and an unused Donovan. I don't think any are particulaly difficult other than the Cobb fielding.
I think it is hard to say what the premiums are on the 1908 and 1909 Tigers since they come up so infrequently. I picked up a PSA 4 08 Cobb recently on Ebay for around $550.00. I wasn't sure if the low price was because the 08 is not technically a rookie card or because prices are trending downward. As for the other 1908-09 examples, I have Moriarty (PSA 5), McIntyre(postally used) and Summers (postally used). Anyone have any other 08's for sale?? Also, I think the 08 Tigers that appear in the 07 set command a lesser premium than the 08 Tigers that do not appear in the 07 set.
Robert Silverberg did an Old Cardboard article on the Dietsche set a while back that was quite valuable.
Jeff