What happened to T3's? - hijacked

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by drumback

I am sure that is Frank Chance on the Chance card. You may be thinking of the Frank Baker card, which actually shows Jack Barry.

THat was it!

[rdixon1208]

I always thought it would be funny to buy some with pinholes already in them and tack em to the wall in my office.

[martindl]

Strange for me that this thread show up now. I love T3's and bought a few small collections, won some lot auctions, along with some individual cards 6-7 years ago. Got some of them graded about 18 months back and when I got them back looked up some prices. I don't keep up with pricing, or the hobby in general anymore, but was surprised at low prices relative to what I had paid. They weren't any less but they weren't any more either. I'd have thought they'd have gone up some, and the big names had, but overall there wasn't much movement.
Fast forward to this week, when i somehow ended up on eBay looking at completed auctions. It looked to me like the prices were looking a little stronger.
I do think grading has had a negative effect on this issue and its value. Not the fact that the cards themselves are slabbed but more that there is no consistency with the grading. It's all over the place. If your means of assessing value is the grade on the slab, and for a lot of people it is, then you're up the creek.

[majordanby]

i got into T3 collecting at a bad time - at its peak in the mid 2000s. ive had to sell quite a few of them off the last two years because of financial hardship - some going for significantly less than what i paid for. i may be wrong, but i dont think T3s will reach quite the high they did back when i first started collecting them. however, i do expect the cards to level off at some point. the only T3s ive been able to sell at equal or higher price were my cobb and young. ive decided to keep a few just because i like them so much. the jordan was my first T3 - it was the one that got me into the set. the image doesnt do the card justice - the color literally leaps out of the card. ive contemplated selling off the lajoie and brown and just keep the jordan since it is truly my two or three favorite cards in my meager collection.

[71buc]

This Clarke is the only T3 in my collection. I agree that the T3s are some of the most attractive cards ever produced. My scanner does a poor job of displaying the vibrancy of it's colors. I purchased this one slabbed and have considered removing it as I think the PSA slab takes away from the aesthetic appeal. I have never understood the grading of these. I have seen others examples in seemingly lesser condition grade higher. However, if this had not graded a 2 I wouldn't have been able to afford it. So as a buyer I definitely benefited from the grade.

[jtschantz]

My favorite trio....I seem to remember the momentum of the cards may have been slowed a little when Mike Wheat produced full sized reproductions for $15

[dstraate]

Wow, they are amazing, It looks like the issue takes on much more background detail than other cards of the era. Then again, I guess they had more space. Thanks for the fix!

[Tabe]

These are truly incredible scans, thank you all for posting. The T-3 has long been my favorite set. Despite that, I have never owned one and doubt I ever will. But I love looking at them I did purchase a T-3 reprint set as a child from Renatta Galasso, the 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 ones. Great cards.

To the gentleman above with the Jordan, Lajoie, and Young cards, those are awesome. That Jordan is just incredible and the Lajoie and Young are true stunners and are great examples of buying the card, not the grade.

As a side note, what is the highest grade any T-3 has ever received, either from SGC or PSA?

Tabe