Why do you collect backs?

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Originally Posted by orly57

That's a good one. But something tells me that if t206s only had images of baseball players with blank backs, they would still be collected today. If the reverse were true, and they were only cardboard advertisements with no images, they would not be. Again, I am totally getting all of your motivations now, but not sure about that 50% argument

But would they be as popular? Probably not. A lot of collectors like myself appreciate both the front and back of cards. Blank back cards have little interest to me. I won't ever buy a blank back t206.