T210 Rarity Debate

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I've been thinking about this.... Mr. Lipset had series 8 the most difficult. Maybe that was true 30 years ago. Might still be true.

Might be that 30 years ago hardly anyone chased after T210s at all, and of those that did the series 8 cards were more popular than the series 6 cards. Series 8 cards depict players in a higher level of baseball, and have more eventual major leaguers. The players are more recognizable, as are the cities. Few of the guys made it to the majors, and they all played in little towns. This would all make series 8 cards more popular.

Both 6 and 8 are very difficult to complete, because 6 has Stengel and 8 has Jackson.

I think that sometimes, as prices on cards vary, it is very much about the change in demand out there, instead of the relative supply.

It seems that completing either series in a considerable endeavor, one that can't be accomplished merely by throwing money at it.

Frank