Topps T206 Buyback .....To Free or Not to Free?

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Posted By: Dave Snyder

........I knew there would be contrasting feelings on this subject.

Peter - to answer your question - no, it's not necessary. I just find myself asking "I wonder what that Tannehill would grade if it wasn't in the Topps holder?"

All of my cards are either PSA or SGC graded withe the exception of these BuyBacks. Obviously, this helps me to organize and display them, assign values for upgrade purposes and potential resale etc....

I'm not in this for the investment, but at the same time I don't want to lose money or make any stupid decisions. If it was reasonble to think the BuyBack cards would be worth 3-5x what regular cards are worth in 10-20 years time, then I would keep them in their holders. I just personally hate to see an old card in new Topps packaging - just like I hate to see artifact cards where they've chopped up game used bats and uniforms.

Maybe I just need to get doubles of the two cards I have and secretly file the BuyBacks away. For the record, does anyone know how many T206's Topps acctually bought back?