RE: T206 Backs Scarcity Lists

[Chicago206]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHarmonica

http://www.milehighcardco.com/LotDet...archvalue=t206

Wow...a PSA 2 of a common player hindu red for $1,400+? I'd just absolutely LOVE to see where these "plentiful" $500 PSA 1's are all hiding! Heres a hint....they are hiding in 2005.

[JP]

Originally Posted by Chicago206

Wow...a PSA 2 of a common player hindu red for $1,400+? I'd just absolutely LOVE to see where these "plentiful" $500 PSA 1's are all hiding! Heres a hint....they are hiding in 2005.

Actually, I think if anything that Hindu was overpaid for, but if a 2 was worth $1400, a 1 would be worth half that....and I wouldn't pay $700 for a PSA 1 Red Hindu Hummel....I don't think most would. Here is a PSA 4 Hummel in last year's biggest auction, and with buyer's premium it only sold for $2115, and it was a PSA 4!

http://robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2009/168.html

And here are a couple recent sales of Red Hindu Hall of Famers

10/2009 Frank Baker - $763.65 - PSA 1 (Hall of Famer)
03/2009 Hugh Duffy - $950.08 - PSA 2 (Hall of Famer)

[packs]

That was the Uzit. Great card, just decided to spend elsewhere. I'm not saying that Red Hindu's are plentiful, but $870 plus sounds high to me. You come off strong. I can't tell if these are gotcha posts or just talking collecting experiences. I could care less how many you find in the BST. It doesn't sound like you are the type of collector to be patient and wait, which is probably why you overpay. For less than another $100 you could have gotten a HOFer a full grade higher. But you would have had to wait.

[Chicago206]

Originally Posted by packs

That was the Uzit. Great card, just decided to spend elsewhere. I'm not saying that Red Hindu's are plentiful, but $870 plus sounds high to me. You come off strong. I can't tell if these are gotcha posts or just talking collecting experiences. I could care less how many you find in the BST. It doesn't sound like you are the type of collector to be patient and wait, which is probably why you overpay. For less than another $100 you could have gotten a HOFer a full grade higher. But you would have had to wait.

That was over a year ago. I could have bought a Drum in a PSA 2 for about $1800 a year ago. I could have bought a common player Uzit for quite a bit less a year ago. I could have bought an ounce of gold, a car, a gallon of milk, a box of diapers...all cheaper a year ago. How can you compare prices of a year ago to today's pricing? Especially in a series as hot as rare backed T206? Johnny Harmonica gave us an example of a PSA 2 common player that sold for over $1400....not from a year ago, but rather a few months ago. Since I buy cards now, and not a year ago, I think its important to look at what cards are selling for now.....not a year ago.

[packs]

You want to buy cards now. No doubt about that.

[Chicago206]

Well, as much as I'd like to buy cards a year ago, my flux capacitor is on the fritz. So im stuck in the here and now with here and now pricing.

[packs]

You're right. About everything. Thank you for sharing your hobby knowledge. As a felow collector I really appreciate your insight.