Popularitly of N172/N173 Old Judge vs T206

[oldjudge]

Yah, it has been a long time. The way I heard it, some poor guy named Devin, or Kelvin, or something like that, passed on the card. I think it has to be urban legend--no knowledgeable collector would do that.

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by z28jd

It's been so long now since I heard that Shafer story that I can't remember if it actually happened or it's just an old wives' tale

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Yah, it has been a long time. The way I heard it, some poor guy named Devin, or Kelvin, or something like that, passed on the card. I think it has to be urban legend--no knowledgeable collector would do that.

Please promise me that the two of you will come to my funeral and tell everyone there that story (one more time) so they will feel even more sorry for me.

BTW, Jay - you neglected to mention who was the the beneficiary of that decision (which was made by a guy who was on a very strict budget at the time and long before the Old Judge book documented the scarcities).

[oldjudge]

You got it--can you give me the date so I can put it into my calendar? I'd hate to have a haircut or something else important planned.

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

You got it--can you give me the date so I can put it into my calendar? I'd hate to have a haircut or something else important planned.

Check with my wife. She'll probably have something to do with it.

[Fred]

As far as the term "valuable" goes when comparing T206 cards to OJs: You can at least find a common T206 in about VG condidtion for a reasonable price relative to the price of a common OJ in VG condition.

As far as a greater "following" goes: I haven't seen many OJ threads last for a long time or have hefty numbers of posts however I do see many T206 threads with large number of posts, for example the ever popular "What's your monster number?" thread. I'd have to go with T206 being MUCH more popular and collected.

Here's a question - Which set has the most "fanatical" and/or "obsessed" collectors?

Somehow I think N172 collectors can possibly be the top of the list for being the most fanatically obsessed collectors. What do you think John?

Will we ever learn who the person was that let the Taylor Shafer get past him for a mere $350. Perhaps it was the fact that Shafer only played for one season (batted a robust .172) in the AA while the OJs were being distributed and the player just didn't seem appealing. Maybe it was because the collector was busy working a deal for a hard to get player (not a HOFer at the time) from some Sasquatch in the great northwest....