Comparing a cards scarcity/rarity to a T206 Wagner

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Pat R

No problem Eddie everyone knows there are lots of cards that are rarer than the Wagner but it's redundant to post a single card and say it's scarcer than a Wagner from a set where the whole set in general is rarer. What I'm saying is show me a card that's scarcer in that set than the Wagner is in the T206 set, I don't know if there is one except maybe certain variations like a Doyle N.Y. Nat'l.

No, there are no cards scarcer than the Wagner in the T206 set Pat. The Doyle N.Y. Nat'l may be as rare, or even rarer than the Wagner, but given honest and knowledgeable choice, name one T206 collector you can think of that would choose that Doyle (or any of the other rare variations/backs in the set) over a Wagner T206 card. The only real scenario under which I could ever see someone knowledgeable not picking the Wagner happening is if a collector trying to complete their T206 set already had a Wagner card, but was still missing the Doyle N.Y. Nat'l (or some other) card. And even then, I wouldn't just automatically bet against them going for a second T206 Wagner anyway.

And the same goes for any of those much rarer cards/sets on your list. Given an honest choice between any of those specific cards you mentioned in your initial post of this thread, if they could pick and have only one, which card do think would be chosen by the majority of collectors to own? Demand over supply is what creates scarcity.

Think about it. "Hey everyone, I own a complete T206 set, including the Big Four!" or "Hey everyone, I own two T206 Wagners!". Which statement (as a collector, not a flipper, dealer or investor) would you rather be able to make?