Is it just me...

[Jobu]

I think that most of the posts are honest interest in collecting the set, though there are certainly a few blatant posts hoping to score a few bucks (that said, who wouldn't like to have a card for which they paid $40 end up being worth $1k?).

I think the level of scrutiny of this set is due to T206 inertia. By that I mean the number of front/back combos for individual cards so impressive (e.g. Chris's Chase blue portrait run) that seriously collecting this set naturally requires a higher level of scrutiny than collecting sets where the 100 fronts have no back variations, yielding only 100 distinct cards (compared to the thousands of combinations possible with T206). The hunt for the many intended T206 variations naturally leads to a higher level of scrutiny and therefore interest in the oddities - in T206 collectors seek both condition and variation while in other sets collectors generally seek condition alone.

[Luke]

Clayton,

Well said. I love that Waddell. I have a group of similar oversized cards that I love and wouldn't sell either. I remember when that card came up for sale. All of my cards were lower grade, so I hesitated just because a 4 was "too nice for my collection". Haha, live and learn I guess. I'm glad it's in a loving home It's a beauty!

[Sean]

Clayton, that is a great oversize Waddell.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Jobu

I think that most of the posts are honest interest in collecting the set, though there are certainly a few blatant posts hoping to score a few bucks (that said, who wouldn't like to have a card for which they paid $40 end up being worth $1k?).

yes

[teetwoohsix]

Thanks Luke and Sean

Luke....I was very surprised when I saw it was available because I typically won't go to the B/S/T if I don't have money to buy a card. It's like teasing myself....and I always will see something I want...so I've had to practice restraint But when I saw that card, I seriously couldn't believe it hadn't been snatched up. I'm very grateful to have it- thanks for the kind words. And, at least you have a few yourself Awesome.

Sincerely, Clayton

[Luke]

Thanks Clayton. I actually get almost as big a kick out of seeing a friend get a new card they really like as when I'm the one getting the card. I remember one time I bid a ridiculously high amount on a Pink Chase portrait that was oversized and had full names at the top and bottom. I was really surprised my bid didn't hold up and kind of bummed (at least for a few minutes). Then a few days later, Jeff posted it in the pickup thread, and I was happy that he could have it for his awesome collection, and I felt it belonged there more than in mine. It's fun giving assists on cards for other people when I can and seeing everyone else enjoying their collections. Probably the main reason I enjoy this site.

Here's an oversized card I just got in the mail a few minutes ago. Maybe we can turn this into an oversized card thread