Where Have All The Signed T206 Cards Gone?

[Matt O'Halloran]

What is the current value of a signed T-206 Marquard?

[theshleps]

Paul
I am seeing that with not only T206 but alot of other vintage signed. This past 6 months I have only added one card to my lists of wants and that was a 1954 Bowman Willie Mays. Nothing pre war in along time. There are some items like my T201 and T202 I would part with but we all want astronomical prices these days and those of us whose pockets are not that deep won't pay.
I don't even know folks besides you, me and 2 or 3 others that have any number of cards and now that I only do HOFers I don't have very many. It is sad as most of our searching is a failure

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by theshleps

Paul
I am seeing that with not only T206 but alot of other vintage signed. This past 6 months I have only added one card to my lists of wants and that was a 1954 Bowman Willie Mays. Nothing pre war in along time. There are some items like my T201 and T202 I would part with but we all want astronomical prices these days and those of us whose pockets are not that deep won't pay.
I don't even know folks besides you, me and 2 or 3 others that have any number of cards and now that I only do HOFers I don't have very many. It is sad as most of our searching is a failure

I'd love to have those T201s and T202s back, but I agree - your astronomical prices are too, well... Astronomical! They're not T206s, my friend!

I also agree that it is sad that our searching has been a failure in recent years. I just figured that exorbitant prices for signed T206s would bring more to market. I guess something other than dollars is keeping them in private hands.

[MVSNYC]

Paul- you've assembled a superior collection, but with all due respect, signed T206's have never really done anything for me. Pretty cool in theory, but just not my cup of tea. The $5k price for Rucker makes no sense to me whatsoever. Can you explain that to me?

[Bpm0014]

I have a signed Doyle throwing with a pen dot of ink by his name. Part of the great Pgh find of 2007. I'm not near my computer now and I don't think an iPhone allows me to post a picture (???). But I've showed it here a couple of times; my favorite card.

The signed Ricker is pretty simple: supply and demand. Not too many signed T206s come on the market anymore. Plus I think the Rucker is a little unique in that not too many of this pose (signed) exist. And you probably had 2 people battling head to head via auction. Just my 2 cents.

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Paul- you've assembled a superior collection, but with all due respect, signed T206's have never really done anything for me. Pretty cool in theory, but just not my cup of tea. The $5k price for Rucker makes no sense to me whatsoever. Can you explain that to me?

I think you are asking Paul an impossible question to answer. It should have read...Can you explain human nature to me as it pertains to buying little pieces of cardboard? Answer: ?????

When 2 people REALLY want something and they are anonymous to each other (or even in the same room) you will get 100 different outcomes if that auction went off 100 times. Add 3 crazy collectors (and I am one) to the mix and you have an atom bomb situation. That card on a different day may have gone for $2500 or maybe even $7000. Who knows! I think that the unknown is half the fun in all this.

Peace, Mike

[theshleps]

Paul- signed T205, 201, 202 are much rarer than T206. Why should 206's command a higher price? Just wondering. The rare oddball signed HOF cards I list go for much less than a topps. I like the rare stuff. When I got maddux and Griffey Jr in person in spring training- I got them on Konami cards. In retrospect maybe I should have gotten them on topps rookies (monetarily) but the oddball stuff is rarer and has more appeal to me. Unfortunately not many feel that way except the people I bought my oddball stuff from

[mrvster]

thanks so much for the kind words! I really think that the signed T206 will carry a huge premium in the future! wish I had one, I have just funneled pretty much all my resources into the scraps........just because they are so rare, neat, collectable, have future potential, and are just wild..........very similar to what you are doing...........I almost "feed off" your passion also....

keep up the good work my friend! get another one of those beauties! my scrap machine is always turning..............we might have to have a field day one day.........do not give up.....try to get as many different examples as possible.....my friend is putting together an entire 52 topps auto set, and I am just amazed at it!

reason 206 command such a premium, it's the popularity..................

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Matt O'Halloran

What is the current value of a signed T-206 Marquard?

Depends a little on condition, but $1,200-$1,500 is what the bidding will get to. I've known private sales of clean examples to go even higher.