Heritage t206 Cobb

[trobba]

PSA 3 bat on with Old Mill back...

$78,000

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...Auction-120115

Amazing...

[MVSNYC]

Yep. Some fantastical prices on T206 rare backs last night.

[RCMcKenzie]

There are a lot of Cobb collectors for sure. That card led the whole way, and I was also a little surprised. Rare Old Mill's usually don't beat out BL 460's.

I was bargain hunting and picked up this Chance port. I was very surprised at the hammer price on the Sam Crawford Cycle 460, the Brand's top-seller.

I had Evers Broadleaf 350 on my bidder card. Great card for that price I thought...Rob

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by trobba

PSA 3 bat on with Old Mill back...

$78,000

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...Auction-120115

Amazing...

This one is absolutely beyond belief, I mean beyond belief!!...This card is not even a 1 of 1, There are at least 4 with this back!!....

[Blunder19]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

This one is absolutely beyond belief, I mean beyond belief!!.... With David out of the mix, I don't get this price at all, crazy....This card is not even a 1 of 1, what am I missing?? There are at least 4 with this back!!.....There is absolutely no reasoning to this price at all, none...

were you the under bidder? lol

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

were you the under bidder? lol

I simply don't believe it, period....Something's weird....

[Bridwell]

Apparently, some rich collectors are "investing" in rare back T206's. Maybe they like it better than gambling on the stock market or real estate. I wish I could have acquired a few more cards, but it certainly adds value to the rarer cards we already have!

For me, it doesn't surprise me that T206 cards with populations of less than 5 are finally getting their due as rare high-value collectibles. The extreme overbidding on a few of the non-rare cards could be an indication that these collectors are less educated on the scarcity and got carried away during the auction. Or maybe 2 collectors used the strategy of putting in extremely high "ceiling bids" to make sure they won the items they wanted.

HA has customers that collect antiques, art, jewelry, and all sorts of other stuff. Some of that stuff has had declining values. I think that some of those customers are now jumping in on old baseball cards at this time.

[RCMcKenzie]

I was expecting everyone, or at least a few net54er's, to post their wins on here. I would think most of the winners are on here. I can't imagine that someone who collects antique watches would know what to bid on a Jennings AB350 NF. I don't mind overpaying when I know that I'm overpaying. I think that's what happened on some of the cards. I saw some bargains, along with some high prices...Rob

[2dueces]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

Apparently, some rich collectors are "investing" in rare back T206's. Maybe they like it better than gambling on the stock market or real estate. I wish I could have acquired a few more cards, but it certainly adds value to the rarer cards we already have!

For me, it doesn't surprise me that T206 cards with populations of less than 5 are finally getting their due as rare high-value collectibles. The extreme overbidding on a few of the non-rare cards could be an indication that these collectors are less educated on the scarcity and got carried away during the auction. Or maybe 2 collectors used the strategy of putting in extremely high "ceiling bids" to make sure they won the items they wanted.

HA has customers that collect antiques, art, jewelry, and all sorts of other stuff. Some of that stuff has had declining values. I think that some of those customers are now jumping in on old baseball cards at this time.

Haven’t rich collector always collected rare anything? Cards, coins, paintings, cars etc.