T206 guys what to collect. Please like opinions

[The Nasty Nati]

A great "starter" subset that should hold it's value, are the T206 players that were involved in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. It's an easy subset since there are only 3 cards: Eddie Cicotte, Chick Gandhil, and Bill Burns. And if you want to expand the set you could also include Hal Chase, who is rumored to have been involved. Which brings the total to 8 cards.

Another easy starter subset would be to collect the horizontal cards. There's only 6 in the set: Birmingham, Mullin, Murphy, Pattee, and Pelty. Only Pelty should run you over $100. It's a beautiful set, and collectors from any card era like collecting horizontal cards, so they should hold their value.

I'm currently working on a Cincinnati team set, and it's been a lot of fun. I originally started out buying random HOF's that caught my eye, but I felt there really wasn't a focus. With a team set it's easy.

Also, I'd suggest you pick up the book, "The T206 Collection: The Player & Their Stories" by Tom Zappala. It's a great book for learning about the players from the set.

Hope this helps.

[kamikidEFFL]

I thought bout the horizontals. They are pretty cool. So many options. As for the book ill have to check that out.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by The Nasty Nati

...I'd suggest you pick up the book, "The T206 Collection: The Player & Their Stories" by Tom Zappala. It's a great book for learning about the players from the set.

Perhaps start with this book, look at all of the T206 card fronts, and figure out which images appeal to you the most. From there, seek examples which present nicely and are in in VG to EX condition.

As others have mentioned, avoid the fads and pay attention to market price. That way, you can recoup the purchase price if you decide to sell them down the road.

Just my two cents. There are countless ways to collect T206...no "one right way" to go about it.

Best regards,

Eric

[ullmandds]

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr...you can just get yourself these old posters from the 80's and you can look at them all together!!!

I had these mounted on foam board 25 yrs ago...they're cool and cheap I believe!

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr...you can just get yourself these old posters from the 80's and you can look at them all together!!!

I had these mounted on foam board 25 yrs ago...they're cool and cheap I believe!

But, Pete...the posters don't have the cool bios to let the reader know which T206 cards depict players who caught a baseball dropped from the Washington Monument or developed the mud used to dull the bright white shine off of a new baseball for the past 75 years.

Back stories such as those make collecting T206 much more interesting for me...and add fuel to my collecting fire.

Best,

Eric

[ullmandds]

I agree...the stories are great...

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I agree...the stories are great...

One of the things that I don't like about the set is that the cards do not contain information about the players.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

One of the things that I don't like about the set is that the cards do not contain information about the players.

Yeah, but instead we get these cigarette ads on the back for which we can pay outrageous amounts.

[t206trader]

I'm not convinced that any T206 is a "bad" investment, HOFer or otherwise. Prices have historically risen for virtually every player but certainly some more so than others. Trying to predict what is the best investment for the future is sort of like playing the stock market, no one knows. Some are risky investments that could continue to rise dramatically or fall off quickly (freaks and the like) while some are safer investments that climb more slowly (HOFers and SLers). I say collect what you like and let the investment portion sort itself out later.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by t206trader

I'm not convinced that any T206 is a "bad" investment, HOFer or otherwise. Prices have historically risen for virtually every player but certainly some more so than others. Trying to predict what is the best investment for the future is sort of like playing the stock market, no one knows. Some are risky investments that could continue to rise dramatically or fall off quickly (freaks and the like) while some are safer investments that climb more slowly (HOFers and SLers). I say collect what you like and let the investment portion sort itself out later.

I agree, this has always been my approach. But I still wouldn't buy a Titus any time soon.