What's up with these t206 sold auction prices ???

[53toppscollector]

Nice Krause Cycle. I put in a bid on that one, even though I already have a copy, but glad to see it ended up with a fellow board member

[iwantitiwinit]

The Ames could be a function of a recent Sov 350 (I think) in PSA 4 that sold for what I seem to remember was a fairly high price a few months back at auction. Possibly 2 people competing to make progress on a back run. Seems like this portrait has become fairly popular and there are only a few for sale on ebay.

[nineunder71]

The Devlin nor the Ames surprised me, very tough Print Group 1 OMs

However, the common Old Mills not from Print Group 1 seemed to go too High imo. Big difference in scarcity within this sub-set for those whom do the research.

The Walsh Old Mill had a desirable “Print Mark” on the front, which advanced collectors would know made that card more desirable than a typical OM Walsh. I felt that card could have gone much higher. Someone got a very Scarce, although lower grade, tough off-back HOFer with that one, Nice Pull there

And, the strong prices for the Cycles, Well I love it.

I landed this one, an upgrade from my current Raw1. Current Combined Pop: 7, with 2 - 5’s, however it appears the same 5 was crossed over, therefore, I’m hoping this guy grades 3.5+. If so, he will be the second highest graded Malarkey Cycle 350 of only 8 graded. Fingers crossed

Cheers to All

[packs]

Pop report buying seems dangerous. When no one wants to complete the Old Mill set, won't that card sell for almost nothing?

[53toppscollector]

Originally Posted by packs

Pop report buying seems dangerous. When no one wants to complete the Old Mill set, won't that card sell for almost nothing?

This...doesn't seem like a possible problem, honestly. The pop counts are so low, and T206's are so popular, that there never seems likely to be an oversaturation of the market.

Back collecting seems to have grown in popularity pretty substantially in recent years, I doubt people are going to suddenly lose interest in it.

[packs]

The Registry is relatively new. I don't think you'd even know pop reports without it so assuming people lose their interest in the registry, what drives pop report buying?

Rare backs and finding cards that are rarely seen with certain backs are totally different animals. Lenox is generally rare and yes, generally collected. But a common with an Old Mill back isn't. Unless the registry is involved, I guess. Don't think it's apples to apples or a reason why one can't live without the other, when for most of the hobby's history there was no registry or pop count.

[nineunder71]

Well, I disagree.

I care BIG TIME about the population reports.

This hobby is moving because the advent of the population reports.

Technology has given us, not only a platform to trade on(actually multiple), but a source of data analytics. Real Data is now available. Data never known until given to us since the pop reports were A. Created, and B. Made public.

Data is now what is driving the move.

Your last statement kinda sums up your lack of understanding...... It’s not the prior century anymore, times have changed. You will either move forward or be left behind. Best of Luck

Originally Posted by packs

The Registry is relatively new. I don't think you'd even know pop reports without it so assuming people lose their interest in the registry, what drives pop report buying?

Rare backs and finding cards that are rarely seen with certain backs are totally different animals. Lenox is generally rare and yes, generally collected. But a common with an Old Mill back isn't. Unless the registry is involved, I guess. Don't think it's apples to apples or a reason why one can't live without the other, when for most of the hobby's history there was no registry or pop count.