Another T205 vs T206

[HRBAKER]

One big difference is that T205s have considerably less threads about them than T206s.

[Wite3]

Hall of Famer to Hall of Famer, yes, T205s generally sell for a bit less in lower condition but a really nice t205 Hofer might outperform a t206 counterpart in similar condition due to rarity of card/grade...commons sell a couple of dollars more but not much more.

Joshua

[Shoele$$]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

One big difference is that T205s have considerably less threads about them than T206s.

^ true story....

[T206Collector]

Don't be sad fellas. The Great Depression isn't for another 20 years!

[EvilKing00]

just looking at a grouping of cards, Post #21 and Post #24 how can there even be an argument that the T205s are way more artistic??

[Ease]

Paskert looks like a serial killer on his t205. Imagine if they'd made a Marty Bergen...

In January 1900, at his home in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, the 28-year-old Bergen ended his life in murder-suicide. Bergen killed his wife and two children with an axe, then used a straight razor to cut his own throat with such force that he nearly beheaded himself. Bergen's father discovered the bodies. According to an article from The New York Times reporting on the tragedy:

The little boy (Bergen's 3-year-old son) was lying on the floor with a large wound in the head. Mrs. Bergen's skull was terribly crushed, having evidently been struck more than one blow by the infuriated husband. The appearance of the little girl (his 6-year-old daughter found on the kitchen floor next to Bergen) also showed that a number of savage blows had been rained upon the top and side of her head. Bergen's throat had been cut with a razor, and the head was nearly severed.

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Ease

Paskert looks like a serial killer on his t205. Imagine if they'd made a Marty Bergen...

In January 1900, at his home in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, the 28-year-old Bergen ended his life in murder-suicide. Bergen killed his wife and two children with an axe, then used a straight razor to cut his own throat with such force that he nearly beheaded himself. Bergen's father discovered the bodies. According to an article from The New York Times reporting on the tragedy:

The little boy (Bergen's 3-year-old son) was lying on the floor with a large wound in the head. Mrs. Bergen's skull was terribly crushed, having evidently been struck more than one blow by the infuriated husband. The appearance of the little girl (his 6-year-old daughter found on the kitchen floor next to Bergen) also showed that a number of savage blows had been rained upon the top and side of her head. Bergen's throat had been cut with a razor, and the head was nearly severed.

Jesus thats F-in nuts

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

just looking at a grouping of cards, Post #21 and Post #24 how can there even be an argument that the T205s are way more artistic??

You think the cards in post 21 ARE artistic? They don't even look like the players...just glorified strip cards.

If you have problems with t205 art, you would have to take it up with Frank Chance's mom and dad, not the artist.

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

You think the cards in post 21 ARE artistic? They don't even look like the players...just glorified strip cards.

If you have problems with t205 art, you would have to take it up with Frank Chance's mom and dad, not the artist.

yea thats what im saying 205's are way better that the 206's.

[Tcards-Please]

Eric,

And I'm sure you know that Marty had a brother who also played ball

r/
Frank

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

You think the cards in post 21 ARE artistic? They don't even look like the players...just glorified strip cards.

But they all look much different from each other. When someone uses the phrase "generic" they usually mean they all look the same. These cards don't support that notion. Whether they look like the players or not is hardly relevant when you can't compare them to action shots in T205 because there are only a handful there.

Originally Posted by Bugsy

If you have problems with t205 art, you would have to take it up with Frank Chance's mom and dad, not the artist.

Evidently you credit the T205 artists with choosing that horrible mugshot instead of this classic pose:



That's just further evidence that the T205 artists had little or no skill in presentation. Maybe they were just trying to use as many ugly shots as possible in an effort to turn the public off of baseball.....

[T206Collector]

See the problem is even people who hate T206 have to tip their caps to an awful lot of the images -- frankly, most people who hate T206 don't like the fact that they are generally easy to obtain; and also get a ton of publicity.

But the reason I hate T205 is because I really do find it hard to look at. Like staring at the floor of a 1970s casino. Floating pink heads with no necks, many of the players looking sad, in pain, or slightly deformed. Are there exceptions? Sure. And I've conceded that in my posts above. But as a whole, taking a stack of T205s at a time, the images are just wholly unappealing. No reason to preserve so many of those images for all hobby history.

Maybe the reason so many people focus on the gold borders is because the images contained within the borders are so often unpleasant.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

But they all look much different from each other. When someone uses the phrase "generic" they usually mean they all look the same. These cards don't support that notion. Whether they look like the players or not is hardly relevant when you can't compare them to action shots in T205 because there are only a handful there.



Evidently you credit the T205 artists with choosing that horrible mugshot instead of this classic pose:



That's just further evidence that the T205 artists had little or no skill in presentation. Maybe they were just trying to use as many ugly shots as possible in an effort to turn the public off of baseball.....

The 206s would have been a far better set had they just stuck with portraits. Many of those are solid, but the majority of the action shots are crap. They don't look anything like the player. They remind me of W514s...not that there is anything wrong with collecting strip cards. Every 205 strongly resembles the player.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

You think the cards in post 21 ARE artistic? They don't even look like the players...just glorified strip cards.

If you have problems with t205 art, you would have to take it up with Frank Chance's mom and dad, not the artist.

Originally Posted by T206Collector

But they all look much different from each other. When someone uses the phrase "generic" they usually mean they all look the same. These cards don't support that notion. Whether they look like the players or not is hardly relevant when you can't compare them to action shots in T205 because there are only a handful there.



Evidently you credit the T205 artists with choosing that horrible mugshot instead of this classic pose:



That's just further evidence that the T205 artists had little or no skill in presentation. Maybe they were just trying to use as many ugly shots as possible in an effort to turn the public off of baseball.....

t206collector that photo was already used twice in a set distributed by ATC why would they use it again?

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Don't be sad fellas. The Great Depression isn't for another 20 years!

That was a great run T206 collector.. you've almost convinced me to stop liking my T205 Cobb. Alas, I love both sets (and still like Cobby), but find the back and forth, supported by visuals very amusing