Your focus? Sets, Type Cards, or just plain Investments?

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Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p>I'd have to fall into the set collector variety...trying to pick up an odd item here or there to further the T206 monster...

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Posted By: <b>Al C.risafulli</b><p>I collect a few sets - 1938 Goudey, T205, W502, R303 and R311.<br /><br />I do type cards of HOFers (although I just sold a large chunk of my postwar HOFers to replenish the coffers for more cards).<br /><br />I don't consider myself much of an investor. If I am, I'm not a very good one.<br /><br />-Al

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Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>I'm a little of both (sets and type cards). I collect old Topps insert sets and some of the test/supplementnal issues from 1949-80 but on the really tough ones I usually just go for a type card as I don't see spending 20K on a 3D of Roberto Clemente. I need about a dozen of the tougher ones at the moment for my Topps types (whittling it down slowly, but prices are really jacking up recently) and also a couple easy ones I'm just too lazy to pick up. I might take of the easy ones at a show in a few weeks.<br /><br />I also collect T200-T217 type cards, plus the related silks, blankets etc with attention paid to the backs. Yes, I realize Leon has the only complete T card type run on the planet ..... <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> Also doing Brooklyn teams sets of some issues, particularly T205 and T207 plus their Goudey, Play Ball, Topps and Bowman team sets thru 1957. <br /><br />Decided to go for the whole T206 set (518 most likely, maybe 520)a few weeks ago and am picking those up now almost to the exclusion of everything else. I might also go for the T205 set as they are really growing on me the more I see them and possibly an early R card type run is in the future. The Monster's gonna kick my butt for a while until I get past the Top 30 or so and I'll probably delay soem projects until then.<br /><br />Debating whether or not to sell some of the Topps supplemental partial sets I have not completed to fund the T206 collection. Still mulling that one over.....<br /><br />Dave

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>'focus' is what I can't seem to accomplish.<br /><br />so - I think I should leave it at that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Justin</b><p>I am working on cards of players from the 3000 Hit List, 300 Win List, and The Hall of Fame.<br /><br />My criteria is for pre ww2 I am looking for a key contemporary card(usually T206 or 1933 Goudey), and for post the rookie card.<br /><br />I am also working on a low grade 1948 bowman set. I have about 35 cards. <br /><br />It's tough to be focused as I am new to the vintage scene, and as I research I discover more and more cool stuff that piques my interest.

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>I collect rookie cards of Hall Of Famers. I am also trying to put together a nice Type collection of as many sets as possible. <br />Happy Easter To All

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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>A. Sets I'm working on:<br /><br />1906 Sporting Life Postcards<br />1906 Ullman Postcards<br />1911 Zeenuts<br />1912 Zeenuts<br /><br />B. Typecards I'm working on:<br /><br />1911-1937 Zeenut Run (Complete)<br />Cards of Red Murray<br />Cards of Fred Jacklitsch<br />Cards of Deacon McGuire<br />Cards of Shano Collins<br />Black Sox<br />Anything Mathewson<br />e100 San Francisco Subset (Need the Weaver!)<br />Anything related to 1905-09 Springfield Ponies of Connecticut League<br />Team postcards<br />Anything else that interests me, including d310, d311, e98 (McGraw)<br /><br />C. Investment:<br /><br />I don't look at it with it in mind.

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>-Nebraska related items<br />-Scrapps set<br />-fan taken snapshot type photos - preferably pre ww2 but my collection spans into the early 1970s. <br /><br />none of it is done for an investment - it is all done in the spirit of research and fun.

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Posted By: <b>RC</b><p>Sets - '33 Goudeys<br /><br />Subsets - T206 Reds and then T205 Reds<br /><br />I also have and look for a variety of mostly pre-war but not as a full set.

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Posted By: <b>Bill Todd</b><p>I started out as a type collector, Washington-related items only. I've migrated to filling in sets of Washington players. (Sure glad there are only a dozen or so Wash players in the Monster, and not 52 like the Giants.) <br /><br />Further drifting leads me to memorabilia. The postcard in Leland's current auction, for example, that's a hoot. Check out the guy in the back row who looks like Larry Fine. I didn't know people wore their hair that long in those days (or is he just draped in seaweed?)<br /><br />Bill

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Posted By: <b>Bob Pomilla</b><p>Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins/Superbas, et al. The one variation being 1957 Topps, as it's the first set I bought as a kid and hence the nostalgia factor compels me to collect the complete set. Also LA Dodger cards up until the ridiculous flooding of the market started a few years back.

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Posted By: <b>Steve Dawson</b><p>I collect SGC 50/PSA 4-or-lower hall of famers and the occasional non-HOFer that catches my eye. I'm also fighting the eternal struggle against The Monster...trying to keep it from latching it's claws into me! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br /><br />Steve

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Posted By: <b>Dylan</b><p>I've had one focus for a while now. Type card set of roughly 1-7/16" x 2-5/8 sized color issued cards from 1900-1919 era. Consists mostly of E1 and T cards.

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>I am a set collector....just depends on how you look at it. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>joe brennan</b><p>I am set collector. Working on T206's as a lifetime goal and in no big hurry. Putting together all football sets from 1960-69 and a Baseball set from 61. I am working on 1 player set? (is that the right word) but that's just for personal enjoyment and his cards are semi inexpensive. I do have many modern BskBall sets that I also enjoy. So yes, a set collector.<br><br>In Rememberance of James W. Brennan Sr. 1924-1982. Dad, thanks for everything you did for me.

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>If I don't call it an investment she'll cut me off. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14><br />

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Posted By: <b>Frank Evanov</b><p>Sets: 1957 Topps Baseball, 1911 T68 Men of History, 1956 Davy Crockett<br /><br />Players: Matty, Mantle, Maris<br /><br />Interests: Hall of Famers<br /><br />I sell cards I don't collect presently to fund my current ventures.<br /><br />I am not an investor, but I expect a 50% profit when I sell my collection. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br><br>Frank

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>after some contemplation - my focus...<br /><br />... NY Giants Postcards<br />... Matty<br />... Bobby Jones<br />... Honus<br />... Harry Vardon<br />... Big Train and Cobby<br />... Ted Ray and Walter Hagan<br /><br /><br />with an extra special focus on ways to spend money without the wife finding out!

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Posted By: <b>Jason Carota</b><p>1. Anything Red Sox related (pre-war through today)<br />2. T206 (putting together as much as possible)<br />3. Although OT for this board, a player collection of Manny Ramirez