T205...a bit of my research

[EvilKing00]

Question:

as far as all the diff backs in t205 and their rarity:

How much more should I expect to pay for a card with any of these backs.

Example, Lets say im buying a SGC 30 common card for $25, pied 25 back
I would be interested to see a list of all the backs with like a, % or a x, with the inceresed value i should expect to pay.
Example -
polar bear - same price
Cycle .50 more
AB - x2
ETC

[Leon]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

Question:

as far as all the diff backs in t205 and their rarity:

How much more should I expect to pay for a card with any of these backs.

Example, Lets say im buying a SGC 30 common card for $25, pied 25 back
I would be interested to see a list of all the backs with like a, % or a x, with the inceresed value i should expect to pay.
Example -
polar bear - same price
Cycle .50 more
AB - x2
ETC

It's really market driven. My guess is that all but the most rare 4-5 don't add values. I would say AB might add 25% or so, Broadleaf 2.5x to 7x or so , and Hindu and Drums are the biggies. It really depends on the card and condition. A common Hindu that would go for $50 with a Piedmont back might go for 15x-30x or more....and a common Drum might go for 25x-35x or more in today's market. These are just educated guesses and others might know more. Those are estimates for commons and a multiple for a HOF'er would be less. I would guess my Hindu Johnson, if it had a Piedmont back, would be $300-$400 in today's market...but with the Hindu back would probably fetch 12x that.....again, just my opinion (and what I figure I have into it).

Also, for comparison's sake, I think I paid about $3500 for my M. Brown with a Drum back in a 4.5 holder last year?....and if it were a Sweet Cap back it would probably be around a $200-$300 card.....again, just guesses on the common back but real data on the Drum....so it's about 12x-15x. Hope this helps....

[EvilKing00]

hmmm yes that does help leon thanks, also, taking 2 common cards both in the same condition, 1 is a polar bear and the other is a cycle or a hassan 30, they are both worth the same, more or less?

It all depends on the player. The SP's in the set all have only 3 backs with cycle being very very scarce and comanding a massive premium over a normal cycle backed player. The cycle will always command a small premium over most of the other common backs. It's the tetering point in the backs. After cycle you start seeing bigger jumps on cards. A $15 common in poor condition will fetch $40-50 with an AB back. Not much more than $80-120 for the BL and probably $300-350 for the Drum. If it has an AB green it will not have a BL or Drum back. So AB greens to me are the top card since the AB blacks can have BL and Drum parallels.

[EvilKing00]

interesting - well - i just payed a bit more than I would normally for a common SGC30, cause it had a hassan Fact 30 back. I havent seen one of those recently, and I didnt have that card or that back.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

interesting - well - i just payed a bit more than I would normally for a common SGC30, cause it had a hassan Fact 30 back. I havent seen one of those recently, and I didnt have that card or that back.

I would listen to the T205 guys more than me, seriously. That being said I do watch the scarcest backs quite a bit.

[EvilKing00]

The more I think about it, the more I would deff pay a priemum for a Cycle and Hassan 30 MAYBE even a Sovereign, and of course the more rare backs over a ped, polar bear, etc.

Just looking at joshes numbers.

Damn they are just alot more rare, and rare to me = value.
(not that im selling)