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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Richard
Greetings, are the cards from the 1910 OBAK T212 series very scarce? Look forward to some replies. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: jackgoodman
I don't think any more so than most early T cards. I think the 1909 T212 set is the hardest of the three. Others will chime in with more expert info. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Brian
I'd rate them like this... |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Richard
I saw a nice Obak portrait in EX+ selling for $250. The card is raw. Seemed a bit high comparing prices. What do you guys think? |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: dstudeba
I would pass. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Andrew
For every ten 1910 or 1911 any back, you see maybe one 1909. Been looking for any Portland player for sometime. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Adam J. Baxter
Brian/three25hits list is right on the money. About two years or so a go I managed to put together about 3/4 of the 1910 set and about 40% of the 1911 set. Back then 1909's occassionally popped on Ebay every few months, but not anymore. For me 1910 150 subjects were the toughest to locate. I also had some trouble with some of the Northwest League players in the 1911 set. 1910 Obak is not the rarest set out there, but it is a fun one to collect. Lesser grade examples can still be found on Ebay somewhat inexpensively compared to what they book for. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Bob
I agree 100% with Adam. Not only are the 1910 Series of 150 cards getting tougher and tougher, but when they do appear they are one of about 6-7 players (Steen, Murphy, Criger, etc)and the others rarely if ever appear. I have been sitting on needing one card for 2 years and haven't ever seen it anywhere, not even in lower condition... |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Richard
Guys, is the 1911 Obak Buck Weaver a tough card to locate? I was considering trading 1 E107 card with overprint back for the Weaver. Now IM not so sure I should. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Adam J. Baxter
A handful of the 150 subjects(Griffin & Willis immediately come to mind) have pics that are cropped different then their 175 series counterparts. Those examples rarely come up for sale and when they do competition is fierce. Those are probably the toughest Obaks to get a hold of in my opinion. I was never able to snag of one of those. I believe Bob acquired his Willis in a 2003 Sloate auction and has most or all of the others, so he could probably field any questions about those rarities better then I could. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Jeff O
They used to be a lot more plentiful. I started my set back in the early 90s, and the only thing that kept me from completing it within a year or so was a lack of money. There are a few tough 175s in my opinion... not sure if there are legitimate "single prints", but I'm pretty confident that some teams are more common than others. The same names seem to come up on most want lists. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Bob
Jeff- The PCL is enjoying a real renaissance right now. Just look at the skyrocketing figures for the Zeenut cards, D310 and 311s and Obaks in general. It looks like many collectors start with the T206 set, complete it less the Big 4, move to the T205 set, then look for somewhere else to go. Some go to caramels, some to T209s or 10s, others to 201s and 202s. The key seems to be that eventually there is movement toward lesser known sets and the beautiful PCL cards of the early 1900s are a great place to go. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Adam J. Baxter
I sold 17 Zeenuts this week. None of them grading better then VG to VG/EX and none of them particulary rare. The auctions closed at about $750 when it was all said and done. Amazing when you consider that I probably paid around $250 or so for all of them combined less then 1- 1 1/2 years ago. Pre-war PCL stuff has been red hot lately especially the tough stuff. |
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Are the 1910 OBAK T212 cards scarce?
Posted By: Jeff O
Bob - no question that the PCL has been hot for a few years now. I only wish I'd gotten into some things sooner. Living in a former PCL hotbed (Seattle), the stuff was everywhere here in the 80s and even into the 90s... but not so much now. I thought about getting into Seattle baseball stuff for a while, but there's just so much competition. That's part of the reason I turned my attention to hockey instead. |
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