A PSA 2 Demmitt STL sold for almost $13k yesterday

[parkerj33]

cranston is a little misleading because a vast majority of them (i suspect) are not graded and likely never will be. Demmitt and O'Hara are well known as polarbear-only rarities so a large % of known copies will be graded. not all of course, but many more than cranston's percentages.

another thing to consider is that within polar bear backs they are not any rarer than any other polar bear subject.....its just that all other polar bear subjects are available in common piedmont/sweet cap backs (and likely several other backs).

[MR RAREBACK]

I would rather buy rare backs

[Webster]

What does a Cranston go for these days? Couldn’t find any record of sales from this year.

[RCMcKenzie]

Greg Morris sells T206 Cranston's that are raw and described as "fillers" from around $50-$100.

[53toppscollector]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Greg Morris sells T206 Cranston's that are raw and described as "fillers" from around $50-$100.

4 raw ones (that I could quickly find in my ebay algo) sold in the last 3 months.

[53toppscollector]

Originally Posted by parkerj33

cranston is a little misleading because a vast majority of them (i suspect) are not graded and likely never will be. Demmitt and O'Hara are well known as polarbear-only rarities so a large % of known copies will be graded. not all of course, but many more than cranston's percentages.

another thing to consider is that within polar bear backs they are not any rarer than any other polar bear subject.....its just that all other polar bear subjects are available in common piedmont/sweet cap backs (and likely several other backs).

I mean, they are actually two of the most populous Polar Bears, because they are the highest value.

I have the following as the Polar Bears with the most combined pop between PSA and SGC

Cobb Red
Demmitt
O'Hara
Chance Yellow
Cobb Bat Off
WaJo Pitching
Joss Pitching
Mathewson Dark Cap
Young Glove Shows

All of those have 200+ Polar Bears. The Red Cobb was the only one, last I checked, with more Polar Bears graded than Demmitt/O'Hara. Red Cobb had been graded almost 500 times.

[Pat R]

It's far easier to acquire a Cranston than a Demmitt or O'hara St. Louis despite what the pop reports say and if the price doubled on Cranstons tomorrow for some reason it would be even easier to acquire one.

[RCMcKenzie]

I agree that there are hundreds of ungraded Cranston's. Let's say there are 600 total T206 Demmitt Polar Bears out there. To me, that's a lot of cards. I've seen hundreds offered for sale in my lifetime. The only reason I don't have one is the price. I think they are over-priced. It's just my opinion.

[RCMcKenzie]

Although I don't have the T206 Demmitt with the Polar Bear back, I do have this T214. It's the only one graded by SGC and there are none on the PSA pop report. I guess there could be a raw one or two out there.

[RCFire82]

That's a beautiful Card Rob. Probably didn't pay $13k for it either.

[RCMcKenzie]

Thanks, Ryan. Yeah, I like this card. It was 1700 plus auction fees in 2017.