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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: shane
I have been very interested in starting a new set. The Delong and the Caramel both are very appealing to me. Which set would you prefer? I don't like the fact that the Caramel has other players from different sports, but I like the player selection better than the Delong set. |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: fessgreg
i personally like the delong set better. even though the delong has higher priced cards there is less of them when completing a set. i think market wise the delong is a much more desirable/high profile set and is more marketable in auction,ebay selling,etc. signed greg |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Josh Adams
Shane, |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Jeff Sherman
The U.S. Caramels are interesting, and multi-sport, but the imagery is virtually the same, card-to-card. Simple portrait against red background. The Delongs are action poses against interesting backdrops, and are visually far more appealing (unless you like the clean, simple look of the U.S. Caramels). I've collected both, and kept the Delongs... but you can't go wrong with either set (HOWEVER: remember, the Lindstrom will likely keep you from a complete U.S. Caramel set).... |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Anthony
Jeff- I agree, as a set collector it would drive me up the wall working on US Caramel, due to the Lindstrom. I just wish the Delong set had Ruth or Dean. |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Scott
I wouldn't consider either of those sets until I completed a 1948-49 Leaf set. |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Hal Lewis
DeLong has Gehrig. |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Scot
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Dan Bretta
I really like the design of the Delong's. IMO it's the best looking set of the 1930s. |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: barrysloate
The DeLong has an innovative design unlike any other set, while the Caramels are more uniform. Both are equally challenging, and with the U.S. Caramel you have to accept that #16 is unattainable (although I can proudly say I am one of the few who had one, admittedly as a consignment. It was exciting to say the least). |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: Anthony
was thinking about Diamond Stars on the Gehrig. |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: barrysloate
In 1998, I got a call from a man in New Mexico who said while cleaning the garage he found his childhood collection of baseball cards (he grew up in New York). The collection consisted of a pile of Goudeys that had the little ads at the bottom clipped off, and two U.S. Caramel cards. One was of Lou Gehrig, his boyhood hero; he could not remember why he kept the other one, but it was Charles Lindstrom (I theorized that he kept it because he was the only kid on the block who had one). |
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Delong vs. U.S. Caramel
Posted By: shane
All of you have good points and I really like the cardboard stock of the caramel vs. the Delong. I have a couple mid-grade Delongs right now, so I may try to start this set this year. I tried winning the two sets in REA last week, but was the underbidder on one of them. |
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