Broad question for the type collectors

[joeadcock]

It is too expensive to try and build(with completion) many prewar sets, for me. A few from as many sets as possible seems more rewarding and fun.

Frank

We have been collectors of high condition type cards
1860's- 1949 (and select mid-50's regional issues) since 1975

We picked type collecting because it afforded us the opportunity to secure the best possible example extant from each individual issue.

Our interest in type collecting was concomitant with our interest in studying the organizations that issued the cards; the historical aspects, if any, of said issue,and it provided an insight into 19th century and early 20th marketing. As founders of two advertising companies- the connection between baseball and advertising is very important to us.

Today we have over 300 different type cards with an average grade of 7.5. We have more than 20 different baseball cards and postcards which represent the highest grade (often 1 of 1) of any card in the set.

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List
bdorskind@dorskindgroup.

If you have rare high grade type cards for sale....we're ready to work with you.

[tesitzes24]

Frank mentioned cost, I wondered if anyone was going to bring that up. That was one of the main reasons that I am considering going the type collector route. I figure if you are going to try to collect sets, no matter what set you are trying to complete, you are eventually going to run into the HOFers that you need to complete the set, and that means you are going to put out some serious money. While it would be nice to have some HOF cards in my collection, I don't have to have them to do a type collection.

Also, I think another factor for me would be the patience involved in trying to put together a set. I don't know if I can stay motivated to try to put together the same set for years.

[Exhibitman]

Commons bore me...

[Brian Van Horn]

I like Exhibitman's comment.

For me, it's that what is that reaction I have when I see a different card for this first time. It's not an overwhelming feeling, but it's, hey, that's different....and interesting.

[Rickyy]

For me its the pure fun of variety...and like Leon stated...you can pretty much branch out to whatever you want from there... Bruce brought out the point of studying about the manufacturer of the cards and their history...that's another fun thing too...to learn about the history behind the cards.. I tend to go for eye appeal of each type card I acquire and so its a mix of HOF and common players..as I said before..I never get bored.. and I occasionally swap out a type card and replace it with another one if I see something I like better.

[jmk59]

What a great question.

When I first got into vintage, I was sort of all over the place. It was like a kid in a candy store - so many different things. I thought early on that I'd collect 20's kinds of issues because actual photographs are so cool. But then I realized that I much preferred the colors even if the image was not photographic.

So I just sort of merged into type collecting without having consciously decided to do so. It gave me the ability to indulge in every new cool thing I saw, in a way.

I'm a huge Tigers fan, so I decided to go for a Detroit player from every set. I was able to include the really great-looking minor league sets like Obak and Zeenut by getting a card of any player that had, at some time during his career, played for Detroit. This gave me a good balance between being focused and actually working toward something (Detroit players from pre-war sets) while also being able to get a wide variety of looks - I could by the latest cool thing I saw.

I could never actually get a DTW player from each set - Leon's quest has demonstrated how extremely impossible some of these sets can be. But I have liked trying, even though I've been sitting on my money lately have haven't bought a card in awhile.

Joann

[M's_Fan]

Question for type collector experts:

Where can you get a good online version of the ACC? The only version I could find was the wikipedia one, which has many omissions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Card_Catalog

Also, since there are so many issues that do not have ACC designations, is there a list online which lists every issue?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by M's_Fan

Question for type collector experts:

Where can you get a good online version of the ACC? The only version I could find was the wikipedia one, which has many omissions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Card_Catalog

Also, since there are so many issues that do not have ACC designations, is there a list online which lists every issue?

Except for my online collection, which has most of the ACC#'s in order (not all, but most) I am not aware of any online versions of the ACC.

I am sure I have never seen any lists, paper or virtual, that have all known issues. I am not sure it's even possible . Good question.....

[Matt]

Originally Posted by M's_Fan

Question for type collector experts:

Where can you get a good online version of the ACC? The only version I could find was the wikipedia one, which has many omissions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Card_Catalog

Also, since there are so many issues that do not have ACC designations, is there a list online which lists every issue?

Two good references for you are OldCardboard.com (linked at the top of the forum) and VintageCardPrices.com. VCP records sales of graded pre-war cards, so it is a very good reference for player checklists. It is free unless you want to see the prices.