Are the high prices of T206 scarcer backs coming down?

[MVSNYC]

Rare & Scarce...

Kevin- what's your definition of each?

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Rare & Scarce...

Kevin- what's your definition of each?

Look on Ebay and see how many Sovereign 460's, Cycles, EPDG's, Tolstoi's etc.. are listed among all of the T206s, that would be scarce. Now take a look at how many Carolina Brights, Red hindu's, Broadleafs, Pied 42's, etc.. are listed among all cards, that would be rare...

[MVSNYC]

We've had the rare vs. scarce discussion here many times. always interesting how people define each, often confusing the two.

Regardless of the wording, now i am clear on the ones which you are focusing on here.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

We've had the rare vs. scarce discussion here many times. always interesting how people define each, often confusing the two.

Regardless of the wording, now i am clear on the ones which you are focusing on here.

It seems to most people the term "rare" describes a population and "scarce" takes into account the demand side too. I have a ton of rare cards but they aren't really scarce because almost no one wants them . On the other hand I have some cards that aren't rare, but are scarce, because collectors hoard them. For example, forget the back of this card and say it's a more common one, it wouldn't really be a rare card (in pre war terms) but is scarce because it's the most collected one from the set. If a collector was going to only have 1 from D304, this might be it. Therefore, while it's not really rare, it's scarce. This is only an opinion and others will see it differently.

[caramelcard]

Leon,

That card is rare, scarce, rarce, scare...whatever you want to call it.

Rob

[T206Collector]

Third listed synonym for "scarce" is "rare":

http://thesaurus.com/browse/scarce

Efforts to define them differently are lost on me.

[MVSNYC]

Found this article, it relates to stamps...but relevant, IMO.

http://www.virtualstampclub.com/hotchner_15.html

Scarce: Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand.

Rare: Seldom occurring or found.