T206 backs in scarcity order

[cfc1909]

I will admitt-the Cobb card kills me-mainly because I do not own one...

the card would only be challenged by brown Lenox or brown Old Mill-all three are close in total number of cards known. I am not sure if it is a 206 but I would love to have it in my 206 collection.

I mainly got rid of it because I am not sure and also because Chan included and put it at the top of the list along with his creations to create a market for
his creations. If he put them right under Cobb/Cobb so they would be worth Cobb money and he would benifit from it greatly and did.
Another reason I didn't include it is because it only has one front-I am just not sure.


Lee-you have to look for Pied 42 and Sweet Cap 460-25-I picked at least 20 examples each off of ebay. It seems you picked up 3 each without looking for them. It is each collectors expirience-I just feel I needed to post it and tried to make it as accurate as possible.
Seems it is closer than what was being used

Now we might need a place here for it to be referanced and used by all 206 collectors and mainly by beginners-so they are not being Channed-I mean scammed.

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Hi Jim I agree it does need to be posted some where (Old Cardboard?)

What is the reasoning behind the AB 350 no Frame being so tough. I would buy AB's with and did not worry about the frame or no frame and have at an equal amount of both.

Lee

[cfc1909]

I always felt AB 350 no frame was tougher because they were only printed on the 350-460 subject cards-66 I think and AB 350 frame is in the 350 series with over 200 possibilities.

[scottglevy]

Yup....this discussion is definitely geared towards my addiction of T206 backs - I think that I've checked the thread four times today for updates

I agree that the Cobb/Cobb is a tough decision. If it were included I'd probably place it at #1 on the list. Although the total number of known Cobb/Cobb examples (14 or 15) known likely exceeds the known number of OM or Lenox brown cards - I find it not only possible but likely that several undiscovered examples of each exist. In fact, the OM brown in my collection was purchased by my dad many years ago and no special mention of the color was made. I don't think that a Cobb backed card would (or could) ever fly under the radar.

I would personally vote for the Cobb/Cobb to be included - I am biased though. This is probably the toughest call of all to make.

What a fun topic !!

-SGL

[Brian Weisner]

Hi JimB,
I agree with JimR that Cobb/Cobb gets left off of most lists due to the cost associated with acquiring one.... While I do believe that it was distributed differently than the rest of the "T206 set", it was produced by the same company and does belong on the list....

Hi Jim, Ted, Scott, Barry, etc....
I think we will continue to tweak this list as we plow forward toward the "Superset"....



Be well Brian


PS Can we go back 6-7 years when no one cared about the backs.....?

[Leon]

I can go either way on the Ty Cobb - Cobb back card. Not sure if it was mentioned in this thread but I thought for some time it was thought to maybe have come in the tins? Was that thought completely dispelled?

[ethicsprof]

I must say that when JimB puts on his professor hat and argues with
philosophical and logical acumen, it is most refreshing and convincing.
The arguments regarding Burdick's classification system coupled with
Ted's corroborative newspaper articles and the illustrative analogy regarding the lone woman on the major league team coalesce so cogently that i must
add my vote to place Cobb/Cobb on the list at #3.
If the blank backs would disappear, i could get some peaceful rest now.

great work T206 scholars.

Hi Brian, how's the ole tarhill buddy?

best,
barry