Postwar Collecting

[ls7plus]

Hi, Robert. I collect HOF'ers and stars, pre-war to the early '70's, plus I went big into the Topps Tiffany's in the early to mid '90's. I now stay away from the current shiny stuff, because you will inevitably overpay for current mega stars due to a large part of the demand for their cards being speculative and transient in nature. Better to wait until they hit their '30's downslide, when those elements will largely have departed and their careers can be more accurately evaluated.

Best wishes on your collecting,

Larry

[VintageVinnie]

I too collect post war and pre war. My post war, however, seldom gets past the 50's. I really enjoy collecting the Topps '52, '53, and '54 cards. I'm just about wrapped up with the '54 set. My other love is the 1909 E90-1 cards. I just have a love for both era's. If you enjoy both, I say do both. I think it makes us more well rounded and knowledgeable collectors! Happy New Year

[DBesse27]

My main collecting focus is Yaz, so I’m almost exclusively post-war. However I do have a couple dozen cards from the 1930s and before, including a T206 Providence Grays team set.

[Volod]

Good question, I think. I grudgingly admit to collecting only postwar issues purely because of an emotional connection to the cards I first saw as a postwar issue myself. Prewar cards are in many cases beautifully designed and very desirable, but due to the accidental time frame of my initial awareness, they have no emotional pull on me, so I leave them to more serious and dedicated hobbyists to fret over.

[LeftHandedDane]

I am primarily a post-war collector but as I have completed most of what I was trying to get I started working my way back into pre-war, starting with the Play Ball sets and then the Goudey and Diamond Star sets. As I get closer to wrapping up those sets, I find little interest in going back any further, and am starting to think I will shift to football and/or hockey, starting from the 70's again.

[kailes2872]

Originally Posted by LeftHandedDane

I am primarily a post-war collector but as I have completed most of what I was trying to get I started working my way back into pre-war, starting with the Play Ball sets and then the Goudey and Diamond Star sets. As I get closer to wrapping up those sets, I find little interest in going back any further, and am starting to think I will shift to football and/or hockey, starting from the 70's again.

I am the same way (as I am getting close to my T/B/F 48-current run) - I love the Goudeys, Tattoo Oribits, Delongs, Diamond Stars, Play Balls, and nearly all of the cards of the 30's. But, I have little interest in strip cards and even T and E cards do little for me. I do think that the CJ's are a sight to behold, but I don't see a monster in my future. (On second thought, I love T3's and Hassan Triple Folders...)

[Peter_Spaeth]

HOF and star collector Anson through Trout.