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Posted By: Ray
Okay, I listed my newbie post a few days ago - I seem to be at least allowed in to some extent, so thanks! Can any of you pros give a rookie some tips? For my first pre-war set I'm trying to find a SMALL pre-war set (100 cards or less) that is interesting but wouldn't cost me thousands to collect AND would be fairly easy (as in, I could do it in a few years time). Condtion sensitive only to the point of VG and above. Is this even possible? I know I'd really have to do a lot of research on it though so I know I wasn't ever being sold a fake. Any good websites, books titles, etc would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Ray |
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Posted By: Richard
Hey Ray, |
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Posted By: T206Collector
...E95's. There are 25 in the set. It presents some challenges -- Wagner, Cobb, Plank and Mathewson to name a few -- but you won't break the bank on the others. And if you're willing to overlook condition for those four, you won't break the bank at all. |
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Posted By: identify7
One of the sets a relatively inexperienced collector can feel somewhat safe with is National Chicle's Batter Up cards. This set includes players from the 1930s, and has cards that are rarely faked. The reason that fakes are uncommon, is that the cards are die cut, and reproducing this effect is far too much trouble for most frauds. |
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Posted By: Ray
Big thanks to everyone for the help!!!!! Keep it coming if anyone else has more. Thanks again, Ray |
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Posted By: Paul
I'd suggest the 1936 Goudey set. It's small (just 24 cards). It has a lot of top notch players. But it has no Gehrig or Dimaggio, so it's more affordable. The cards are tougher than the 33 and 34 Goudeys, but are not difficult by any means. |
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Posted By: dennis
lots of good/vg condition hall of famers & stars can be had in psa/sgc/gai holders for under $50. there are so many classic sets pre 1941 it's hard to focus on just one! also check the old cardboard site for a list of vintage dealers who sell unslabbed cards that can be had cheaper than graded ones and will guanantee authenticity of what they sell. here's a board members site that will help in spoting fakes. http://www.cycleback.com/baseballcards/ |
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Posted By: Josh K.
I would recommend e93s. Only 30 cards, loaded with HOFers and only a few (wagner, matty, young and cobb) will cost you. I will warn you, however, that the set is fairly popular and like everything else pre war, prices keep going up. |
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Posted By: Jon Canfield
I'll echo the advice of a few before me - I personally think the E95 set is great to start off with. I started the set in November and just finishd it last week. All said in done - it cost me somewhere around $4000 to complete in SGC 10-40 condition (Wagner a 20, Plank a 30, Cobb a 30, Matty a 10). That being said, many fellow board members have a good amount of the set for sale in the B/S/T threads. I know Joe has about 15 cards for sale including a Wagner, Pete I. also has 4 or so. eBay also has a few up for sale including a Cobb, Wagner, Cicotte and Matty. I also have a duplicate Plank in SGC 10 I will be selling shortly. So - its an easy set, relatively inexpensive in low condition, great cards, great visual appeal, and you can complete it fairly easily - especially right now! |
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Posted By: Jim
Jon. |
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Posted By: Dave Williams
Wheaties box backs from the 30's are real cheap, and have some great photos/poses of stars of the time. I've got some of them in standard $1 8x11 frames on my office wall. |
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Posted By: Cat
If I was starting today, and did not want to spend a lot of money and wanted to be able to complete a set within a reasonable timeframe, I would collect Fan Craze cards. They are not very popular because they are game cards, but they are all portraits and they look like the players. Personally, I think they are real good looking cards. They are cheap, but my guess is that they won't be for long. The HOFers (in VG condition) cost about $200 a piece and the non HOfers are anywhere from $30 to $75. |
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