scarcity of lesser known T207 players

[abmchenry]

I've been getting up to speed on this set a bit, and keep reading about how certain cards of lesser-known players are extremely hard to find. Does anyone know why this is? Is there evidence that they were short printed? (I keep seeing the Donlin card referred to as a "short print.") Or do we think that the more obscure players were just thrown away more often?

[darkhorse9]

I'm convinced the market has never compensated for the apathy of lesser players. When you look at things like Turkey Re Cabinets where you could select your player, everyone went for the stars and almost no one wanted the utility players. That should create a glut of the stars and a paucity of others.

Now, the market today still reflects that, so demand for Cobb and Mathewson will outweigh others, but those who do want a Jack Murray or Hooks Wiltse will have a much harder time finding them. Take a look at the BST here, or even ebay. The stars are plentiful, the commons are not.

This should hold true for any card where the player could be chosen before purchase. Post, Hostess, Red Man etc. The pricing gap between tier one stars and the benchwarmers should be much smaller than the gap from pack pulled cards

[markf31]

Tim Newcomb wrote a great article detailing some of the nuances of the set.

https://oldcardboard.com/eNews/2010/.../eNews74.htm#2