Personal Pre-War Set and Collector Survey

[anchorednw]

1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?
About 4 years now.

2. What is the approximate largest number of pre-war cards/items you've
ever owned at any one time?
Approx 250

3. Approximately how many pre-war cards/items do you currently still own?
34

4. What is/are the most significant card(s)/item(s) you currently own?
A highly curated Ty Cobb collection, my complete t200 Fatima set and my near complete 12 card Old Judge Abner Dalrymple run

5. What complete sets or near complete sets (say 75% or more) do you
currently own?
A complete T200 Fatima set that I am working to upgrade.

[Leon]

Nice job on all of those sets.

I am not sure I answered questions in my response from a while back.

1. 29 yrs

2. probably around 1000 in my first collection, including ancillary items

3. Including rppc's, I probably have around 600? in my current collection.

4. I have the usual names on a few significant cards....maybe the e90-1 Young, in a 7 holder, is the most notable.

5. As a type collector I don't do sets so don't think I have any right now. My 1936 Home Run Candy collection of 16 is probably the closest I have. I don't think anyone knows the count in the entire set, unless I missed it.

Originally Posted by Cozumeleno

Man, what a cool thread. I loved reading what folks collect, especially when it comes to sets.

1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?

Exclusively, around 2015

2. What is the approximate largest number of pre-war cards/items you've
ever owned at any one time?

40,000-50,000 cards, I'd guess, though more than half are UK issues that are worth less, including a good bit of non-sports stuff.

3. Approximately how many pre-war cards/items do you currently still own?

Same answer as No. 2

4. What is/are the most significant card(s)/item(s) you currently own?

I don't have crazy expensive individual cards and mostly build sets. Largest individual cards are the usual suspects - Cobb, Wagner, Anson, Matty, WaJo, Young, etc.

5. What complete sets or near complete sets (say 75% or more) do you currently own.

The main ones are below in my signature, but also larger European issues like Ogden Tabs (1,560 cards, about 85% complete), Stollwerck Albums (3,690 cards, somewhere beyond halfway), Felix Potin (1,775 cards/100% complete), and some other nonsense. Some complete baseball game sets, lots of smaller complete uncategorized sets.