T206 with Brown Old Mill Back Sells for... $51?

conor912 · #1 08-14-2013, 09:56 PM

Knowing nothing about t206's, what should this have gone for?

Sean · #2 08-14-2013, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by conor912

Knowing nothing about t206's, what should this have gone for?

$10 to $12 thousand, or more if a couple serious spenders really want it.

conor912 · #3 08-14-2013, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean

$10 to $12 thousand, or more if a couple serious spenders really want it.

whoa mama. and because it sold for so little, the consignor is actually gonna pay 20% in fees on it.

thehoodedcoder · #4 08-14-2013, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by conor912

whoa mama. and because it sold for so little, the consignor is actually gonna pay 20% in fees on it.

LOL. that is a good point.

kevin

Cardboard Junkie · #5 08-14-2013, 10:40 PM

That's a beautiful card, John. Makes me wanna cry....anybody else remember when back brands didn't mean sqaut? How times change.
John that card is 20K+ imo. Dave.

cyseymour · #6 08-14-2013, 11:26 PM

$51... I knew the back bubble would burst.

T206Collector · #7 08-15-2013, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

That's a beautiful card, John. Makes me wanna cry....anybody else remember when back brands didn't mean sqaut? How times change.
John that card is 20K+ imo. Dave.

I've been collecting T206s for 16 years and I still don't get the allure of the different backs. For whatever reason, they just never resonated with me. I guess in this case it works to my economic benefit.

On the flip side, I never thought I'd be an autograph collector, and here I am pining after these little cardboard treasures with someone's signature on them. So, I missed the back-desire curse, but got struck by the signed-card curse. I guess it's "pick your poison."

Cardboard Junkie · #8 08-15-2013, 05:53 PM

"Pick your poison." I like that, so true, so true. Dave.

wonkaticket · #9 08-14-2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by conor912

Knowing nothing about t206's, what should this have gone for?

Connor it really depends on timing, market demand etc. for me no Brown Old Mill should trade below say 8-10k depending on quality etc.

Even when backs were not on fire and folks were on the fence about color variants like brown Lenox and brown Old Mill. The Brown Old Mill was on most everyone's want list and traded in the 3-8k range this was many years ago. Now with more folks in the pool and more folks accepting the Brown Lenox and Old Mill as a legitimate backs I think the prices would be much higher.

For me this is a very nice example one of only two known Sid Smiths and the better of the two. I think this card could easily fetch 10k+ perhaps more with the right players in play at auction.

However in the end they are only worth what someone is willing to pay as is the case with most collectibles.

Hope this helps, I own a nice example and offer of 10k wouldn't peak my interest FWIW.

Cheers,

John

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