The fall of the candy card

[smtjoy]

I'm a big E card fan and the supply is at rock bottom which makes it tough. I can understand why thou no need to sell into this down market, I have a few dupes that I am holding onto for when the market goes back up.

I am down to 3 E93's and have not had a pickup in 9 months.

[dog*dirt]

I concur with what everyone has been saying. I have picked up of few E93's over the last year and a few E102's and although the cards I bought are not in the best condition the prices were pretty low.

I could not find an E102 Knabe for a long time and was able to pick this one up at the Philly show

[HRBAKER]

Like many have stated in the thread, I am anywhere from a few cards to many away from some of the smaller E card sets. I will bet I picked up less than a half dozen in 2011. I too understand sellers not wanting to put cards at play in the current market. On the other hand I am not sure the market was ever at or will ever get to the level of some of the B-I-N examples available on ebay.

[ullmandds]

I also wonder if printing errors/miscues/color variations will ever be recognized/placed on a pedestal the way they are w/t206.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I also wonder if printing errors/miscues/color variations will ever be recognized/placed on a pedestal the way they are w/t206.

I don't know the answer but I hope so. They seem to be less prevalent than their T counterparts..

[caramelcard]

Good to see there are still some folks collecting these sets or types.

I thought for a minute that Tbob finally did just buy all of them up!

Good point about the E card errors and mis-cuts.

I think one of the reasons the T206 errors and mis-cuts have become so popular is due to how many folks collect them. They're looking for something new and will pay to find it. They also sometimes reveal something about the printing process which is obviously significant.

E card errors are really rare. Especially with E95 and E96 which appear to have been mainstream premiums. The Philly Caramel quality control must've been really good.

I've only seen a handful of E98 errors or printing flaws. I think Steve F had some interesting hand cut E98s which were the first I've ever seen.

Rob

[Leon]

Originally Posted by caramelcard

Good to see there are still some folks collecting these sets or types.

I thought for a minute that Tbob finally did just buy all of them up!

Good point about the E card errors and mis-cuts.

I think one of the reasons the T206 errors and mis-cuts have become so popular is due to how many folks collect them. They're looking for something new and will pay to find it. They also sometimes reveal something about the printing process which is obviously significant.

E card errors are really rare. Especially with E95 and E96 which appear to have been mainstream premiums. The Philly Caramel quality control must've been really good.

I've only seen a handful of E98 errors or printing flaws. I think Steve F had some interesting hand cut E98s which were the first I've ever seen.

Rob

Hey Robert
Not sure how much of an error this is but I picked it up at the first Oaks show I attended. Bridwell's back is feeling almost twice the pain and Walsh has a sunburn!!