T205 collectors

[Bliggity]

Steve - good luck moving forward! I started the set in December 2014. Right now I'm at 77 cards, including:

Commons: 51/140 (36%)
Uncommons: 5/16 (31%)
Minor Leaguers: 6/12 (50%)
HOFers: 10/28 (35%)
Short Prints: 2/18 (11%)
Variations: 2/14 (14%)
Total Basic: 77/208 (37%)
Total Master: 77/222 (34%)

I also have 11/17 possible backs. Can you tell I also got organized this year?

[HercDriver]

I completed the basic set many years ago, still raw and in my binder. The last few years, I have been working on a Sovereign-only set. There are 123 cards with Sovereign backs, and I still need 21 of them (plus upgrades, but that's for another day!). It is, and always will be, my favorite set!

Take Care,
Geno

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Steve - good luck moving forward! I started the set in December 2014. Right now I'm at 77 cards, including:

Commons: 51/140 (36%)
Uncommons: 5/16 (31%)
Minor Leaguers: 6/12 (50%)
HOFers: 10/28 (35%)
Short Prints: 2/18 (11%)
Variations: 2/14 (14%)
Total Basic: 77/208 (37%)
Total Master: 77/222 (34%)

I also have 11/17 possible backs. Can you tell I also got organized this year?

hey just an fyi - there are 18 backs :

Piedmont Blue25 –
Polar Bear –
Sweet Caporal Red –
Sweet Caporal Black 25 –
Sweet Caporal Black 42 –
Hassan Green – 649 –
Honest Long Cut –
Sovereign -
Cycle –
Hassan green 30 –
Peidmont Blue 42 –
American Beauty Black –
American Beauty Green –
Broadleaf Black –
Broadleaf Green –
Hindu –
Drum –
Blank -

[Bliggity]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

hey just an fyi - there are 18 backs : :eek

Yup, I wasn't counting blank. Still not sure if I consider that necessary for a completed back run.

Out of curiosity, does anyone have a good handle on the population of blank-backed T205s - where would the blank back fall on the scarcity list? I assume fewer than Broadleaf, but not sure compared to Drum/Hindu?

ETA - Steve, I take it from your list that Blank is the most rare?

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Yup, I wasn't counting blank. Still not sure if I consider that necessary for a completed back run.

Out of curiosity, does anyone have a good handle on the population of blank-backed T205s - where would the blank back fall on the scarcity list? I assume fewer than Broadleaf, but not sure compared to Drum/Hindu?

ETA - Steve, I take it from your list that Blank is the most rare?

From what im told & have seen blank is the most rare. Drum is supposed to be the the next most rare, but in 4 years im collecting t205's i have seen 10-12 durms for sale but only 1 hindu.

Im no expert though, plenty of guys here can debate that, im missing both in my collection still, along with the blank and the black broadleaf.

[Bliggity]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

From what im told & have seen blank is the most rare. Drum is supposed to be the the next most rare, but in 4 years im collecting t205's i have seen 10-12 durms for sale but only 1 hindu.

I agree that the Hindu seems to be quite a bit more difficult than Drum, at least in terms of what has come up for sale in the last couple years. There is a Hindu right now at REA, that's the first one I can remember seeing for sale.

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

I agree that the Hindu seems to be quite a bit more difficult than Drum, at least in terms of what has come up for sale in the last couple years. There is a Hindu right now at REA, that's the first one I can remember seeing for sale.

the 1 hindu i ever saw for sale was on ebay a few years ago and it sold for very cheep imo i think it was like 500 or so - was in good shape too.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Steve - good luck moving forward! I started the set in December 2014. Right now I'm at 77 cards, including:

Commons: 51/140 (36%)
Uncommons: 5/16 (31%)
Minor Leaguers: 6/12 (50%)
HOFers: 10/28 (35%)
Short Prints: 2/18 (11%)
Variations: 2/14 (14%)
Total Basic: 77/208 (37%)
Total Master: 77/222 (34%)

I also have 11/17 possible backs. Can you tell I also got organized this year?

Love all the photos and info everyone!

I admit I'm not up to speed on this set, and figure it never hurts to have more t205 talk, so............
a few questions about the checklist:

who are the 16 uncommons?

and, I'm only counting 25 different HOFers, with 5 more variations. Who are the 28?

and what are considered the 14 variations? on the checklist I'm using I have 23 listed. My set attempt is only geared toward 1 card of each player, and I know some players have more than one pose - I guess those aren't considered variations?

Thanks for the help and happy new year!

My set progress:
25 hofers ( I think I have one pose for each hofer)
9 MLers (counted Jimmy Collins in both ML and HOF) (need 3)
4 SPs (counted Joss and Walsh in both SP and HOF) (need 14)
118 commons (need 28)

Here are all of my raw non hofers:

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by tonyo

Love all the photos and info everyone!

I admit I'm not up to speed on this set, and figure it never hurts to have more t205 talk, so............
a few questions about the checklist:

who are the 16 uncommons?

and, I'm only counting 25 different HOFers, with 5 more variations. Who are the 28?

and what are considered the 14 variations? on the checklist I'm using I have 23 listed. My set attempt is only geared toward 1 card of each player, and I know some players have more than one pose - I guess those aren't considered variations?

Thanks for the help and happy new year!

My set progress:
25 hofers ( I think I have one pose for each hofer)
9 MLers (counted Jimmy Collins in both ML and HOF) (need 3)
4 SPs (counted Joss and Walsh in both SP and HOF) (need 14)
118 commons (need 28)

Here are all of my raw non hofers:

Hey tony heres a good cheklist for you!

http://www.t205.org/filter_set.php

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by EvilKing00

Hey tony heres a good cheklist for you!

http://www.t205.org/filter_set.php

Good checklist in general but definitely misses the mark when you start talking reverses. For the Cubs alone there are 19 different fronts. If you look at front/ back reverses, there are 152 possible cards. I currently have 128 out of 152 possible cards. Obviously some of the cards are harder than others and some more expensive than others. Still fun to collect

[rdixon1208]

I've been taking a break from collecting for a while, but I just jumped back in with this Joss. I also keep my cards in a binder, but I don't like the 15 mini card pages. It don't feel like I can put them in and take them out of the pages without damaging them a little. So I take a Card Saver II and cut it down to the size of a standard modern card with scissors. Then I put my card in it and use my FoodSaver vacuum sealer to seal the edges of the cardsaver. Then I put then in standard 9 pocket pages. It's a little work but it's the best thing for me. This allows me to take the cards out of the pages if I want to. And if I accidentally drop one it's no big deal. So far I have 48 T205s, so I've got a long way to go. But I do have a Cobb and Joss as well as several other HOFers and SP,s. I don't think I'm going to go for the back variations. I'd be happy with one of every front.

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[BruceinGa]

I really like what you did with the binder!

[Jobu]

This thread could use another blank back