After CJ 14s--what will be the next set to truly take off?

[jb67]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

I've posted these before, but I feel like it may be time to remind everyone why T205s are often downright hideous:

The players look ugly...



They are often making sour faces...



They look like catfish, or at least like they're burping...



There's just something garishly plastic about them...



Check out the ears on these guys...



Check out the huge foreheads on these dudes...



The Joker?



Egan's just horsey in ANY set...



However, I will concede that I do so love this Blackburne, and not entirely because he signed it:

Good stuff!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I'm coming around on cobb but if you compare the 06 and 05 portraits of cobb, Johnson and young, to me it's a no brainer. Whereas Mathewson, Marquard, bresnahan and other hofers the 05s compare much better, but yes beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Peter those cards are amazing, particularly love grove.

I agree the Johnson T206 portrait is better, one of the best cards ever in fact, but the T205 is a very good likeness of a photograph.

[Jobu]

I don't know what is next but I don't think it is T205. The cards are great, especially in good condidtion, but unless you have a fairly high grade the chipping on the gold border really detracts from the card. In order for a set to really take off I think it helps if the lower grades have a little more eye appeal relative to other sets in low to mid grades.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I agree the Johnson T206 portrait is better, one of the best cards ever in fact, but the T205 is a very good likeness of a photograph.

Photos like that Johnson (and a few of the others) make me want to say screw the cards and go after the photos. That's an awesome photo!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by tschock

Photos like that Johnson (and a few of the others) make me want to say screw the cards and go after the photos. That's an awesome photo!

I definitely agree on the photos but every now and then the card will have more details than the photo it was made from..... BTW, I now think I need a T206 Johnson portrait.....

[swarmee]

http://www.psacard.com/Articles/Arti...-2014-national

So I didn't answer earlier and I'm kind of reviving this thread, but here's my pick for the next set to "pop." It just got a lot of press being featured in the PSA card series "Cards that never were" and these fantasy pieces were given away or were prizes during the National. I think the set is beautiful, there's enough around for new collectors to start picking them up, and they got some free press.

[tbob]

I would say the E94s but there aren't enough of them out there right now so collectors would get discouraged. There needs to be eye appeal plus demand plus a decent supply. The Black Swamp cards killed the E98 set. If I had to start loading up on cards from a set because of a possible run, I would load up on T213-2 (1914) Coupons while they are still reasonably priced. The 1919 Coupons (series 3) and the series 1 cards are too rare for collectors and would only cause frustration. The M116s, E90-3s and T207s all have room to grow and increase in price but each has it's own baggage which will keep the current prices contained.
Yup, I would go for the T213-2 but keep an eye on the T210s and early Zeenut sets which have a growing number of niche collectors...