Recent SGC T206 prices

[T206BrownHindu]

Kevin,
Did you not say this:

Maybe it's just me, but the SGC T206 market seems to be tanking a bit....

It just seems that you have a pretty large agenda against SGC. How many times do we have to hear that you think SGC is so much weaker than PSA in every regard?

Mark Foytack

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by T206BrownHindu

Kevin,
Did you not say this:

Maybe it's just me, but the SGC T206 market seems to be tanking a bit....

It just seems that you have a pretty large agenda against SGC. How many times do we have to hear that you think SGC is so much weaker than PSA in every regard?

Mark Foytack

Mark- If that was the case, why would I have so many cards graded by SGC?

[T206BrownHindu]

Kevin,
I had no idea you had more SGC graded cards. By the way you talk poorly about them, I would have thought it would have been the other way around.

[CMIZ5290]

Mark- Believe it or not, the largest percentage of my very highest graded T206s are from SGC. I have several 88's, 92's, and a few 96's, one 98. This trend just was a tad concerning and I was curious what other collectors thought.....

[t206hound]

I don't track the higher grades. I do know, however, that the prices on low to mid grade raw T206s have been rising in the past six months. More people going low grade raw and fewer going higher grade graded?

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by t206hound

I don't track the higher grades. I do know, however, that the prices on low to mid grade raw T206s have been rising in the past six months. More people going low grade raw and fewer going higher grade graded?

+1...

[wazoo]

Originally Posted by t206hound

I don't track the higher grades. I do know, however, that the prices on low to mid grade raw T206s have been rising in the past six months. More people going low grade raw and fewer going higher grade graded?

I agree Erick. I have the same hypothesis.

[steve B]

I think it's because there have been quite a few available recently. Not that it would slow down someone with a good budget, but I think many people will go after the one that's available at any given time harder than any individual one if there's a collection being broken up.

Since they're in the possible range for someone like me, there's also the seasonal thing. If there's a really nice one I'm interested in during the summer I'll usually bid. During the winter the heating oil company takes nearly all the card budget and then some.

Steve B

[Ronnie73]

As some may know, I mostly collect T206's PSA 5/SGC 60 and lower. I collect in these grades mainly because i'm a front/back set collector and many harder to find combo's only come in a lower grade. I don't follow much of the higher graded cards for this reason but I can say that on some lower grade rare back cards, if PSA has 5 cards total and SGC has only 1 and that 1 card gets listed, the price will end at a much higher level than the PSA card in the same grade. Top population cards do sell for much more. What i'm getting at is regardless who graded the card, the total population for that grade and how many are higher can be a factor on price. Grade crossovers are not guaranteed so usually lowest quantity with highest grade pop wins. So unexplained price differences between PSA and SGC could just be related to populations. I do agree though that mid/high 6 thru 8 grades have come down a bit in price. Not as much for the 8's but I think thats mostly because current owners would rather hold on to the card and wait for their asking price before taking a loss.

Kevin, I wouldn't put too much thought into why the prices are coming down a bit for the grades you collect. If there was a large find of thousands of high grade T206 cards found, then i'd worry but for now i'd take advantage of the situation.

[teetwoohsix]

I don't really pay much attention to what high grade cards sell for. I love to look at them, but I don't collect them and don't follow the prices of ones that sell.

I stay in the VG to VG-EX range for many reasons- more affordable, you get more for your money, they are very presentable but still have enough "age" to look their age, and I can't see spending hundreds of dollars more on a card because it's a couple of grades higher. Just my take, but please you guys- stay focused on those high grade cards

Sincerely, Clayton

[MVSNYC]

I consigned a number of high-grade T206 cards to Love of the Game Auctions, some SGC & some PSA (lots 71-78). it really all depends on pops...all of the cards achieved strong prices, but the results for the PSA examples (which were low pop) were clearly higher.