What percentage of T206 SGC 80/PSA 6 and above and rare backs are slabbed?

[philliesphan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

An interesting corollary question is what percentage of cards grading 6 and above have not been improved in some way.

But it's like proving a negative. There's no possible way to answer that question.

[wonkaticket]

David did you ever get around to scanning that Brown Lenox of yours so we can see love to see another brown.

Cheers,

John

[FrankWakefield]

20%


And no, most rare backs aren't slabbed. There are lots of old collectors who care not about slabbing, nor even this board. Old collectors with good stuff...

[llafoe]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Old collectors with good stuff...

I thought you were talking about me until I read your qualifying last sentence...

[steve B]

The few tougher backs I have aren't slabbed. And probably won't be for a while since they're pretty much all in the 10-20 range. Maybe 30 on a good day.
I don't see much point in slabbing a worn creased card. The few nice ones I have eventually will be, primarily for the potential resale later on. I know what's what, and my wife knows a bit about cards. No telling wether my daughter will care at all yet. She does think cards are fun, but hasn't been kind to the few I've given her (Relax,they're mostly already creased 88 score) The holders were more fun that the cards.....

Steve B

[E93]

I would guess more than 80% of the ex/mt and better T206s have been slabbed. Considering that between PSA and SGC more than 200,000 T206s have been graded and generally people are FAR more inclined to grade high grade cards, I think it it is likely that the vast majority of higher end T206s have been graded. Of course I know some old time collectors with nice stuff that has not been graded, but nowhere near the quantity that already has been graded, especially high grade.
JimB

[Touch'EmAll]

Here we go again with the, "how many are slabbed question".

Couple weeks ago I asked a similar question and got slammed by most saying I was way off base and a very small percentage of "good" cards were already graded. Hmm, now folks are saying upwards of 80% of rare backs are slabbed ?

I am learning this board is great, but take everything with a grain of salt.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by philliesphan

But it's like proving a negative. There's no possible way to answer that question.

Or the OP's question, as the data is simply not available.

[FrankWakefield]

Barry, I figure that both of us are wrong, not just one.

Seems to me that old style, ungraded collectors recognize that some folks collect only graded cards, and want their cards graded; but that some of those collectors of graded cards have a difficult time accepting that some folks don't want graded cards. I think the old style collectors are more aware of other collectors out there who have minimal internet involvement, don't drool on the auction catalogs, don't read this board, and who have no use for the grading companies. Those guys have significant holdings. I don't know much about this black swamp stuff... but I think that those cards weren't graded when "found" (hell, the cards weren't lost, some fellow had known about them for years, and enjoyed them without the internet and grading companies). I think there's bunches more of such "finds". And I think other folks are in disbelief, how could that black swamp guy have been sitting on those cards without spending a fortune with SGC or PSA, then scanning them and putting them on some image hosting place, and all that jazz???

But I do agree that it is a futile question based on opinion and conjecture.

And what's a Mets fan doing wondering about the score of a game from that lesser league?