Underappreciated sets

[luciobar1980]

yeah, Delongs are awesome. Love the backs too. I only own an SGC 4 Foxx

[bbcard1]

A few years ago I pieced together a low grade Delong set and it is a treasured part of my collection. When we were kids we had seen pictures in books and we called the Giants in the Stadium.

I'd like to throw a vote for Tattoo Orbits. How a card can have colors that are simultaneously vivid and muted is crazy.

[T205 GB]

1911 T205's are said to be some of the best looking tobacco era cards yet they get kicked to the curb like a leprous beggar. Damn white trash T206's

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by T205 GB

1911 T205's are said to be some of the best looking tobacco era cards yet they get kicked to the curb like a leprous beggar. Damn white trash T206's

Kind of a love/hate set methinks.

[Casey2296]

I'm going with the 1909-11 Obaks.
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[judsonhamlin]

I’ll vote for Batter Up. Has all the HOF’ers except Gehrig and Ruth, multi-player cards, horizontal cards, a tougher high # series with some probable single prints and multiple color variations for master set wonks. Yet, zero love for the most part.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

I’ll vote for Batter Up. Has all the HOF’ers except Gehrig and Ruth, multi-player cards, horizontal cards, a tougher high # series with some probable single prints and multiple color variations for master set wonks. Yet, zero love for the most part.

Many of these sets mentioned have a certain level of appreciation by collectors.
Batter Ups in comparison are definitely a set that is barely recognized at all. They are just plain cool for the reasons Judson mentions, as well as for its set size and scope of players it includes, but no one seems too interested...

Brian

[botport]

+1 on Obaks

Also like the D304 Butter Krust Issue

[BobC]

I agree with all the sets mentioned so far; Delong, Oxford Confectionery, Diamond Stars, and the T205's (though the T205's aren't really unloved as much as they're more like the kid brother to the T206 set and just don't get as much attention as their big brother).

I'm going to nominate a few more sets as well, mostly for their uniqueness and in some cases first ever attempts at a somewhat new type of collectible.

1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News Supplements

1916 BF2 Ferguson Bakery Felt Pennants

1937 O-Pee-Chee Stand-Ups

1910-11 S74-1 White Silks

1911 S74-2 Colored Silks

And for a post-war nominee:

1948 Swell Sports Thrills

And postcards are great collectibles also, but aren't a set, they are more of an entire type or genre of a collectible, and the OP specifically asked about sets. They are getting more and more attention and love though as many card prices have risen so much over the past couple of years, lots of collectors may be turning to PCs as a more affordable alternative.

[brianp-beme]

Underappreciated, and rightfully so...the W9316 set.

Brian

[rdwyer]

T201's.

[EddieP]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Underappreciated, and rightfully so...the W9316 set.

Brian

I love this set. They remind me of Picasso