T206 Question: Relative Scarcity of HOFers and SLers

[dstraate]

Doesn't seem hard to find Cobb or Mathewson. Johnson might be a bit trickier. I don't have any data or anything, that's just what I've seen on Ebay.

[bbsports]

This question is right up my alley. In the T206 set, the HOFers that were only printed in the 150 Series are the toughest & cost more than their regular version cards. They are Mordecai Brown & Johnny Evers both in Cub shirt only variations. Of course your Cobbs, Youngs, Johnsons, Mathewsons, & Speaker were better players so they generally would cost more. The question on Southern Leaguers comes up often on net 54 & it's a tough question to answer because there have been different opinions. It seems like the Shaughnessy is the most popular & the most expensive of the Southern Leaguers. Some people may base it on pop reports which can be misleading. My feeling the most expensive Southern Leaguers which goes by sales over the years in this order are Shaughnessy, Foster, Marion, Persons, & Carey. Hope these answers help.

[pgellis]

As for SLers, I would also add Bay & Hooker.

[Mikehealer]

Wagner and Plank.

[BleedinBlue]

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

Wagner and Plank.

Magie also seems to be a tough common to pick up as well.

[scottglevy]

Best source of info that I've ever found on this (and other T206) topic is Scot Reader's book ... it rates the relative scarcity of all T206s against each other and provides a ranked list.

[BleedinBlue]

Originally Posted by scottglevy

Best source of info that I've ever found on this (and other T206) topic is Scot Reader's book ... it rates the relative scarcity of all T206s against each other and provides a ranked list.

The ranked list was omitted in the most recent version. Tracking down the earlier version is a bit of a challenge but worth the effort.