T218 Tolstoi Backs

[Exhibitman]

Tough question.

4% of the pop is probably not reflective of the actual ratio of Tolstoi to the other brands because as rare cards with strong values even in low grades Tolstoi cards are more likely to be slabbed than their common counterparts.

Some Tolstoi sales from 2010:
Gans good $73.00 SGC 20 $52.00
Johnson SGC 20 $114.83
Mellody SGC 20 $32.00

Some Tolstoi sales from 2009:
Johnson SGC 10 $89.89 $108.05 SGC 20 $116.94
Brown (ex) $112.22

And from before the crash:
Jeffries f $42.75
Johnson SGC 40 $505.09
Langford p $32.50
O’Keefe ex $449.00

If the cards are in nice shape, only an auction would establish price accurately. If they are really great and slabbed, you could see hundreds of dollars a card, even today.