Big T206 Purchase

[1952boyntoncollector]

Any Ed Cicottes or Tris Speaker ?

[Mdmtx]

I used to live in my pleasant. Never found a deal on cards when I was there. Must've moved too soon .... Lol

[Paul S]

What?! No Lucky 7 C/Cs? You wuz robbed!!

[vintagesportscollector]

Wonderful find Mark, and great job helping out the shop owner. Very cool seeing all those raw cards spread out on the table. It would be interesting to learn more about where these came from. Did the coin shop owner know any more of the back story on these? Were they found in grandpa's attic? Were the sellers young or old?

It's not surprising that scores of people out there would not have the awareness or means to do some basic Internet research to get a basic idea of what hey had. I know, for example, my 86 year old mother wouldn't have a clue or know where to begin if she found a shoebox full of cards and would dump them at a local coin/gold shop (well, she would call me first, but you get the point). A bit more surprised that the coin shop owner had no clue.

Seeing the overall condition, and that it appears some were in an album, leads one to think someone at some point cared for them. A bit sad if someone who could have used the money may have left thousands on the table, or maybe the story is more seedy and they were stolen from grandma and dumped for a quick meth hit.....who knows, it would be fascinating to learn more.

[dwinters]

Very low expectations from original seller considering the popularity of t206 and tobacco cards (thanks to mr. Wagner). A sound seller would be thinking they were holding pure gold. Very very strange.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by dwinters

Very low expectations from original seller considering the popularity of t206 and tobacco cards (thanks to mr. Wagner). A sound seller would be thinking they were holding pure gold. Very very strange.

right my few contacts with people who just came across vintage cards usually ends up with them having unrealistic expectations.....

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by dwinters

Very low expectations from original seller considering the popularity of t206 and tobacco cards (thanks to mr. Wagner). A sound seller would be thinking they were holding pure gold. Very very strange.

Possibly, but most of the people I know have no clue or have even heard of T206, H. Wagner, or tobacco cards....but those same people would know who to ask and suspect some value. But don't underestimate how many people out there have no idea and no thought to go anywhere but to a gold or pawn shop.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Possibly, but most of the people I know have no clue or have even heard of T206, H. Wagner, or tobacco cards....but those same people would know who to ask and suspect some value. But don't underestimate how many people out there have no idea and no thought to go anywhere but to a gold or pawn shop.

I still think most people think their 30 year old cards are worth money...they think their newly acquired 100 year old cards are impossible to come by.....dont underestimate current non-hobby people that didnt know about the crash....if they dont know what PSA is, then they pretty much think their late 80s-90s rookie cards are worth something