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Originally Posted by M's_Fan
The T206 is probably the most popular pre-war set, and lots of folks want to complete theirs, so naturally the demand far outpaces supply.
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That's exactly the issue. The primary driver of price on Plank and Magie are the folks who are looking to complete their T206 sets -- or get as near to completion as possible. The advent of ebay fostered the illusion that a T206 set can be put together relatively easily on a modest budget, if you're willing to be patient. Indeed, most of the cards can be found on ebay within a few weeks, if you have the capital.
But you just about never see a Plank or Magie on ebay. It does happen, but it is rare. So a lot of folks over the past decade got pretty far along with their sets -- minus Wagner, Plank, Magie and, of course, Doyle. And there is a crush for them. I would suspect that Plank is somewhat scarcer than Magie, just given the different price points.