Will the new Heritage and REA tobacco finds impact the market?

[oldjudge]

T206s are common cards and now they are just a little more common

[packs]

Did the Black Swamp find lower all E98's or only high grade copies?

I would actually prefer a lower grade copy in place of a Swamp card, but not sure they came down the same way.

[CJinPA]

Originally Posted by packs

Did the Black Swamp find lower all E98's or only high grade copies?

I would actually prefer a lower-grade copy in place of a Swamp card, but not sure they came down the same way.

I've heard this a couple of times from enthusiasts and I just don't understand it. I love the Black Swamp find collection - I don't collect the E98's at all but intend on adding at least one and it will most definitely be a BSF specimen because of the exceptional condition. To each his own - that's what makes this hobby so appealing!

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by CJinPA

I've heard this a couple of times from enthusiasts and I just don't understand it. I love the Black Swamp find collection - I don't collect the E98's at all but intend on adding at least one and it will most definitely be a BSF specimen because of the exceptional condition. To each his own - that's what makes this hobby so appealing!

The find definitely had an affect on the set, there's two camps, original circulation and BSF, personally I'm in the OC camp but there isn't a wrong way to collect the set. I think it would be more clear if BSF was designated as a separate set altogether since there were so many cards in the find. I don't know the exact number of E98s prior to BSF but I would guess it might have doubled the population which has a significant impact to the collecting dynamic prior to the find. Maybe some long time members who were collecting prior to the find can comment on the E98 world back then.

Good luck on your acquisition btw, go for Cobb if you can.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

T206s are common cards and now they are just a little more common

Basically agree here.

T206 are the 1988 Topps of the prewar world and likely had a similar run over the years of production. E98 just isn't comparable as it was nowhere close on quantity in circulation. These finds have notable effect on what may have been considered a scarce card or issue, not necessarily a common one.

Now what it does effect is temporary sales prices at the time if they flood the market. If there's 25 serious lookers for a specific card and 25 available, then obviously the auction prices will be low. We all know the supply for T206 is huge and other than a couple cards there are more than enough for everyone who wants one. The supply and demand curve on a plentiful item is much more evident in a short cycle with so many on the market and then levels back as the availability at one time returns to the normal levels.