Collecting in the collections, outside the mainstream

[yanks87]

To that point, what is the actual or perceived value difference outside the mainstream accepted variations. A Ty Cobb T206 with a Ty Cobb back will bring more money than a Piedmont as it is known that there are very few examples out there. If there is not an acknowledgment of fewer of a variant print running, is the value going to hold up, or is it something that only true collectors will know/value?

[hcv123]

The grading companies wield WAY too much power related to the question. It is by them grading the different variants as such that a "pop report" can be developed which can then be used to "prove" relative scarcity and justify higher values.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by hcv123

The grading companies wield WAY too much power related to the question. It is by them grading the different variants as such that a "pop report" can be developed which can then be used to "prove" relative scarcity and justify higher values.

Amen to that. And good luck convincing them to recognize a new variant!

[G1911]

It's a lot of fun collecting "unrecognized" variants precisely because they are cheap. People mostly only care about the Standard Catalog and what PSA chooses selectively to be cognizant of. Makes it fun to get the hard ones that they don't include, for low prices.

[yanks87]

Originally Posted by G1911

It's a lot of fun collecting "unrecognized" variants precisely because they are cheap. People mostly only care about the Standard Catalog and what PSA chooses selectively to be cognizant of. Makes it fun to get the hard ones that they don't include, for low prices.

I totally agree!

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by G1911

It's a lot of fun collecting "unrecognized" variants precisely because they are cheap. People mostly only care about the Standard Catalog and what PSA chooses selectively to be cognizant of. Makes it fun to get the hard ones that they don't include, for low prices.

Agree with this which makes it interesting for the 1952 Topps variation collectors. It is hard to believe they do not recognize some of the well known "printing" variations like the '52 Campos border break, etc.

[here2havefun]

Originally Posted by hcv123

The grading companies wield WAY too much power related to the question. It is by them grading the different variants as such that a "pop report" can be developed which can then be used to "prove" relative scarcity and justify higher values.

This x1000. The Blank Back Satchel Paige Leaf that's been on ebay for a while is _very_ interesting, but it's not reflected in the SGC pop report (as a "pop 1", I assume). I reached out to SGC, to see if they would consider carving that card off the main pop report; they said they would think about it, but it never happened. That one simple act would bump up the value quite a bit imo.