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Originally Posted by rhettyeakley
T206 rare backs are certainly the "flavor of the month" but there are things priced at a mere fraction of these prices that are rarer and more significant, which baffles me.
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Rhett - Great comments and for the most part I agree with you. I believe that some of the current T206 tough back prices are stronger than the market can support in the long term but I don't see any of them taking a dramatic step back like other issues in the past.
This is in large part due to the previous limited knowledge of the average collector regardng how difficult one particular T206 back is in relation to another. It's only been within the last several years that quality information has been shared by the most knowledgeable collectors that has shed the light on these backs and brought the scarcity levels to the attention of the hobby.
The toughest backs are reaching prices that only a small percentage of the collecting pool can afford. This has caused a trickle down effect as collectors that also want to own a back other than Piedmont or Sweet Caporal who can't afford Lenox, Red Hindu or Uzit and are buying American Beauty, Cycle, Tolstoi, EPDG and Polar Bear. There is actually a larger pool for these mid range tough backs and prices are reflecting this group of collectors desire to own them.
There are many more cards that are rarer and scarcer in the hobby than any of these cards but they all lack the number of collectors that desire to own one. I personally own several cards that have single digit examples known and that I find incredibly fascinating, but the demand for them just isn't there to bring a comparable sales price.
Love them or hate them, T206's have an incredible following and even though they may not be the rarest cards in the hobby, there are some cards or backs within the set that simply can not meet the demands of the number of people that desire to own them.