What happened to T3's? - hijacked

[mintacular]

I think they suffer from folks like me who do not view them as "cards" due to their enormous size. Thus they are in the blindspot of cardaholics who might appreciate their aesthetic qualities but view them more as a baseball "antiques". Also, storage issues, easier to hold a few boxes of cards/binders than picture-frame sized stuff.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Also, storage issues, easier to hold a few boxes of cards/binders than picture-frame sized stuff.

Nothing like two giant rubbermaid containers filled with t3's!

[rainier2004]

Craig: Thanks for that detailed timeline. Even though I stopped to stare at the T3's, I never cared if they were slabbed or not...Im definitely hooked on the crack so that observation, generally like many others, flew right by me.

I appreciate all the other answers and there seems to be different energy with the T3 folks that Ive encountered on the board and at nationals. I use to not consider them a card but definitely do now. I would personally like to get the Tigers Team one day of T3's, but I tend to build sets and fear it would become an obsession similar to CJs for me now and start to push for a set...and sometimes your wallet struggles to keep up with obsessions.

[BleedinBlue]

I am very new to the T3 game but already know where it is going based on my history with obsession. In the last few months I cleared the 500 level in my pursuit of a T206 set and with the opportunities to add new cards to my collection quickly diminishing I decided to work on a T-card type set. I had picked up a lot of the more common T-type cards but an affordable T3 had eluded me until late last month. A fellow board member sold me a PSA 2 Bill Bergen card which I viewed as a great addition to my Brooklyn collection and at the same time filled a hole in my type set.

It's been a long time since I opened a package and was in awe. I've had the card for a couple of weeks now and can't force myself to put it away. I really enjoy looking at the card. The aesthetics are unmatched in an other issue I've found. The next logical step for me is to pick up the other Brooklyn players. After that I'm sure I'll go for a set of the Baseball Players. Then I'll want a Boxing Type card. Then the rest of the T9's will get onto my list. Cost and budget are going to be butting heads for a while I'm sure.

[kcohen]

In one sense, at least for me, it's ironic that the advent of slabbing T3s fueled the price rise. IMO, it's one issue, more than most others, whose aesthetics are destroyed by slabbing. So much nicer in their natural state.

Note: This is not meant to be an anti-grading rant, simply an opinion on the aesthetics.

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by kcohen

IMO, it's one issue, more than most others, whose aesthetics are destroyed by slabbing. So much nicer in their natural state.

Note: This is not meant to be an anti-grading rant, simply an opinion on the aesthetics.

Couldn't agree more...I hate slabs and if I were to purchase a T3 I would be slab busting as always. The Cobb would make me think about it for awhile first but eventually Id get into the Jameson and Id get slab crackin...For a guy that just won a ton of CJs Im doing a lot of thinking about T3's.

[jbbama]

I doubt i will ever own one, however, the T3 Cobb has to be one of the most beautiful cards i have ever seen. Easily one of the most eye appealing sets ever produced.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by kcohen

In one sense, at least for me, it's ironic that the advent of slabbing T3s fueled the price rise. IMO, it's one issue, more than most others, whose aesthetics are destroyed by slabbing. So much nicer in their natural state.

Note: This is not meant to be an anti-grading rant, simply an opinion on the aesthetics.

Really with you here, Ken. I've gotten used to seeing most cards in their slabs (didn't say I like it), but these beauties really need to be on their own. Someday maybe they will come up with a method of authentication (and grading, if they must) without entombing, so we can have the best of both worlds.

[sycks22]

I'll chuck up a T3. Love the design.