Which T206 would you rather own?

[Jobu]

I vote rare back as well, though I will qualify that to say that there is a limit for me -- if a ton of the back is missing, the card is ripped, etc I might go for the clean example unless we are talking about something like a Cobb.

[Cozumeleno]

To me, it depends on how rare of a back you're talking and how low-grade.

If it's a fairly common version of the rarer backs (Sovereign, Old Mill black, Polar Bear), I'd rather have the Piedmont/SC. That would probably apply, too, even for rarer backs with severe paper loss, excessive ink marks, etc., unless it was something really rare like Broad Leaf, Hindu, Drum, Uzit, Lenox. Something like a Tolstoi or EPDG missing like half of the back doesn't do much for me.

I guess for the purposes of the question, I'd say the rarer back as long as we're not talking something pretty common or a card pretty destroyed.

[iwantitiwinit]

depends if the rare back is graded. personally, i would never purchase an ungraded card so if the rare back is ungraded i'd prefer the 5+ common, if graded i'd prefer the 1-1.5 rare back assuming its say a mid to higher difficulty rare back.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by Cozumeleno

To me, it depends on how rare of a back you're talking and how low-grade.

If it's a fairly common version of the rarer backs (Sovereign, Old Mill black, Polar Bear), I'd rather have the Piedmont/SC. That would probably apply, too, even for rarer backs with severe paper loss, excessive ink marks, etc., unless it was something really rare like Broad Leaf, Hindu, Drum, Uzit, Lenox. Something like a Tolstoi or EPDG missing like half of the back doesn't do much for me.

I guess for the purposes of the question, I'd say the rarer back as long as we're not talking something pretty common or a card pretty destroyed.

Nailed it !

[steve B]

I'm another in the group of "how tough a back and how beat is it. "

If it's only one of the sort of harder backs I'll take the nice card over the tougher back.
But if it's a really tough back I'll take the lesser condition.
If it's one of the few backs I still don't have an example of, and it's in my price range.........(Never happen for all but one of them) I'll take it in pretty much any condition. BL460 with a mostly skinned front? Yep, I'd want it. Drum with the top missing and massive back damage? As long as it's identifiable yes please. Soverign with a bad crease? Maybe, if it's cheap enough.

Steve B

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Jobu

I vote rare back as well, though I will qualify that to say that there is a limit for me -- if a ton of the back is missing, the card is ripped, etc I might go for the clean example unless we are talking about something like a Cobb.

+1

I use to go for the high grade. Now I have become cynical and find myself assuming it has been altered (even if graded) and like the uniqueness of the rarer backs vs the uniqueness of the "rare for the grade".

[AK11]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

depends if the rare back is graded. personally, i would never purchase an ungraded card so if the rare back is ungraded i'd prefer the 5+ common, if graded i'd prefer the 1-1.5 rare back assuming its say a mid to higher difficulty rare back.

Yes, either option would be graded.

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

+1

I use to go for the high grade. Now I have become cynical and find myself assuming it has been altered (even if graded) and like the uniqueness of the rarer backs vs the uniqueness of the "rare for the grade".

So how many T206s are altered and still graded by SGC or PSA? I mean geez, if they specialize in vintage, how are altered getting by then? Submitters bribing graders?

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by AK11

Yes, either option would be graded.



So how many T206s are altered and still graded by SGC or PSA? I mean geez, if they specialize in vintage, how are altered getting by then? Submitters bribing graders?

I just have seen enough that makes me not trust high grade prewar cards anymore. If the t206 still has nice fat borders I could be convinced that it did stay in that state for 100 years, but how often does a high grade t206 have fat borders?

I don't have to be right to be cynical.