CJ's - Do you collect either years or both?

Bigb13 · #1 12-27-2011, 12:51 PM

Yes in the 14's the Cobb, Matty and Jackson are very high in any grade when you see them. Rob

yanks4 · #2 12-27-2011, 02:14 PM

Nice to see another post about CJ's..They to me are magic ...when I was young and saw them I was totally dazzled and now I've been able over the years to put together a 15 set.... But I still need a McInnis believe it or not..... There is a very nice PSA 6 on the bay but I just wont pay $400 for a $225 at most card......Almost every one of my cards have minor staining and were retrieved out of a box ...They (CJ's) are relatively common and perhaps that is why they don't get the press here?...But again so are T206's, 205's and others..... Some CJ commons though do come up very rarely and can be quite challenging.....It also seems as though winners of auction group lots rarely if ever offer cards on the BST here....

I would like to know thoughts on how many unregistered sets might be out there....also

Thanks for the CJ talk, Marty

yanks4 · #3 12-27-2011, 02:41 PM

By the way Bill Chappell Has a nice group of individual cards for sale on his site......

rainier2004 · #4 12-27-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by yanks4

By the way Bill Chappell Has a nice group of individual cards for sale on his site......

So who's this Bill Chappell and where is his site?

yanks4 · #5 12-27-2011, 09:52 PM

Chappell Cards....... Google it!....... William always has a nice inventory of prewar

btkpath · #6 12-28-2011, 01:22 PM

One thing that I have always wondered about is whether people view the caramel staining typical in the Cracker Jack sets as charming or as an unwanted, necessary evil. Did the staining play a part in guiding one's interest in one set over the other? Obviously, due to them being available as complete sets by mail, it is easier to find cards from the '15 set in unstained, relatively pristine form.

Personally, one of the aspects of the 1914 set that drew me to it was the staining and other imperfections that conjured up thoughts of children buying boxes of Cracker Jacks, opening them, pulling the enclosed card out and collecting and enjoying the cards.

What are others' opinions?

Thanks

Barry

rainier2004 · #7 12-28-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by btkpath

Personally, one of the aspects of the 1914 set that drew me to it was the staining and other imperfections that conjured up thoughts of children buying boxes of Cracker Jacks, opening them, pulling the enclosed card out and collecting and enjoying the cards.

Barry, we may have been seperated at birth as I have yet to disagree with you. I LOVE the stains, knowing they came from a kids candy and think the stains give them character. The stains didnt make me pick one set over another...the 1914 jackson, pratt and matty's prices made that decision for me.

Runscott · #8 12-28-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by btkpath

One thing that I have always wondered about is whether people view the caramel staining typical in the Cracker Jack sets as charming or as an unwanted, necessary evil. Did the staining play a part in guiding one's interest in one set over the other? Obviously, due to them being available as complete sets by mail, it is easier to find cards from the '15 set in unstained, relatively pristine form.

Personally, one of the aspects of the 1914 set that drew me to it was the staining and other imperfections that conjured up thoughts of children buying boxes of Cracker Jacks, opening them, pulling the enclosed card out and collecting and enjoying the cards.

What are others' opinions?

Thanks

Barry

Barry, that is such a great point you make. I love the stains because they prove the card was NOT from one of the mail-order 1915 sets. I dislike the 1915 CJ set for the same reason I dislike the Sporting Life cards: you could order them as a set. That's just too sterile for me.

Nothing like a beautiful CJ with nice corners and a few vintage caramel stains, be it '14 or '15.

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