T207 Scarcity Question

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

There are a wide range of populations in the T207 set. I've been collecting them for 15 years and have hundreds. Of the 150 Recruit back "commons", even among those there is a wide range of scarcity. PSA and SGC pop reports will tell the tale. Some cards have graded pops of 150 while others less than 50. The non-Recruit backs are even tougher to find.

Since Tim's excellent article in 2004, we have even more data now because of SGC and PSA. Some pops are actually overstated because of collectors moving SGC cards to PSA and vice versa. I've been collecting PSA cards and have bought many SGC, cracked them, and resubmitted to PSA.

Boston Red Sox players seem to command a premium because of their amazing season in 1912. I suspect that there are ungraded Red Sox cards hiding in private collections. With T207, another issue is set collectors. There may be 40-50 sets or near sets out there, and the total pop of some cards is perhaps only around 50. So it is difficult to start a set and be able to complete it in decent condition.

To collect T207, you have to like a challenge!

Collectors who collect the set know how tough it is to complete.