Flash Them or Keep Them Hidden?

[Huysmans]

Great Tommy Leon!

Hobby enjoyment vis-à-vis sharing should trump potential or future valuation concerns!

😁😁😁

[Exhibitman]

Speaking as a collector of oddball items I can say that there is a thin line between rare and obscure. Rare good. Obscure bad. Publicity on a rare card is never a bad thing for resale; if no one knows an item exists there is no demand for it. The only reason I know of to sit on a discovery is if you know of other items you can get on the cheap if you keep mum. That is what Larry Fritsch did with the T206 Doyle variation. He advertised to buy all Doyle cards without revealing the reason or the variation.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Speaking as a collector of oddball items I can say that there is a thin line between rare and obscure. Rare good. Obscure bad. Publicity on a rare card is never a bad thing for resale; if no one knows an item exists there is no demand for it. The only reason I know of to sit on a discovery is if you know of other items you can get on the cheap if you keep mum. That is what Larry Fritsch did with the T206 Doyle variation. He advertised to buy all Doyle cards without revealing the reason or the variation.

Thanks for the info about Fritsch. I hadn't heard that story before. After Googling the story I am left with admiration for patience and ability to keep the find to himself.

[Ladder7]

Please don't,

[FourStrikes]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

Please don't,

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[Fred]

Dang it Steve, that crap is not going to leave my head for a while... that's just wrong...

[T206Collector]

I show all my signed T206s and other signed pre-war cards on my website. It is hard to argue that I devalued them since I started posting them there 7 years ago. Frankly, I think I have driven interest in them. Prices have gone up - making new acquisitions tougher to afford - but that also brings more into the market, and improves the value of the cards I already have.

Promote your collection! Share the heck out of it! That's how you keep the hobby alive.