I'd also love to see Keith or someone print up a reprint set of the 9 cards that he has of players/poses that were excluded from the T206 series.
I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't mind reprint cards so long as they are clearly labeled "reprint" with the year on the back, so as to not confuse the market. I've used them as place holders for years until I've gotten an original of each T206 player (which seems endless, but part of the fun).
As to the 8 Southern Leaguers and batting pose Collins that Olbermann has, there could easily be a short run of those with a disclaimer at the bottom of the back saying that they were unreleased in the original 1909-11 T206 series, but promos were printed, then have them labeled as reprints, c. 2011.
I suppose the short answer to that is that some jerkoff will find a way to dirty them up, erase the disclaimer and sell them on eBay. I know that going in, but you can't stop a guy from dreaming. I'd love to just hold a copy of those nine cards in my hands.
Anyway, that's one instance of Olbermann's card knowledge combined with his monetary wealth that made sure those rare specimens were well cared for.
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