Selling Part of Collection-Which Sets Should I Drop? T202, T205, 33 Goudey, 34 Goudey
 

So, I need to sell a good chunk of my collection for a down payment. I collect a little bit of everything but have been really focusing on 4 sets as of late (T202, T205, 33 Goudey, 34 Goudey). I have decided to just focus on two of them and would like your guys inputs on which ones you would pursue. I pretty much have the same % completed on each set and similar amounts of key cards in each. Which of the two sets would you guys keep at it and which two would you sell?

You should keep the ones you enjoy the most, but if it were me I'd for sure keep the 1933 Goudey set going. One of the most classic sets IMO with the GOAT having 4 cards

I like the 33 Goudey set and the T205---34 Goudey doesn't have Ruth--and I find at shows the T202's are not popular now---Good Luck

My favorites would be the T205 and the 33.

I echo the 33 Goudey and t205. Those are the two that I am collecting.

As much as I love 05s and 02's there is a lot of redundancy there so I'd sell some of them.

33 Goudey - by far my favorite
T202- perhaps only collect one of each sub panel
T205
34 Goudey


Good Luck!

Bob

Keep the Goudeys and sell the T's
 

For purely selfish reasons I want you to keep the Goudeys and sell me any T cards I need from T202 and T205.

But my honest opinion is keep going on 1933 goudey and T202. But only if you have the funds to finish 1933 Goudey. If not I'd stick with the two T sets.

How complete is your T205 set? Would probably be the easiest to move in my opinion if you need fast cash. This is especially true if you have interesting back types. I for one have a T205 Cubs reverse collection and many others collect T205.

Goudey.... Keep the Ts

I'd sell '34 Goudey and the T202s.

Keep 1933 Goudey and the T205s.


Good luck with the down payment!

I'd sell the T205 s and the 1934 Goudeys. The T202 is cool and has multiple Cobbs. The 1933 set has multiple Ruths.

I would sell any cards that i could come up with a price that they would sell for at market or what i could send to an auction.

All too many times people ask about selling their cards, not saying that is happening here...and sort of want a 'make me sell' type of offer....and they dont list a price and just take offers...and ultimately dont sell any cards..

getting out of the hobby guys do this....or guys selling for a 'friend'.....

Only thing I would say is that I'd keep one set from each decade.

Thanks for the replies gents. Still debating on what to do but for sure will be getting rid of the 34 Goudey's. Still trying to decide between T202 and T205 for the other one.

You're going to wind up going with your gut as you start to move them out the door. That inner voice that moves you in one direction or other. If it was me, I'd go with the T202s, which I think are a lot more fun than the T205s.

If you talking about a down payment on a house I'd personally keep the 1933 Goudey's (one of my favorite sets) and sell all the rest for a bigger down payment and extra move in money. With the exception of 4-5 cards there's nothing in any of those sets that is really tough to obtain unless your cards are really high grade, so you can always start the sets again down the road.

There are a lot more than 4 or 5 tough cards in the t205 set. The short print cards are really tough in 5 or higher grades. There are many of them that I have had to settle for in lesser condition. I hope to upgrade later.

The only tough card in 33 Goudey is the Lajoie and #1 in higher grades. Never collected the others, so not sure. 34 highs? T202s?

My whole point, as stated, is that there are very few tough cards in the sets listed unless you're chasing high grades. With enough money you could probably assemble all four of those sets in a couple months; although maybe not in the ultimate grade you desire.

I have been working on t205 set for 30 years. Mostly the first 3 and last 3, but that is still 6 years of searching shows and then Ebay and auction houses and I am still not finished. Have you ever put the set together? I think you are underestimating how tough the short print cards are.

I gotta agree with you, too!

Been working on it about that long, too. Trying to find decently-centered cards, front AND back, that still have nice eye-appeal even in a "4" AIN'T THAT EASY. Even WITHOUT regard to collecting backs...

...at least it hasn't been for me.

STILL got 15 to go...

THAT being said - I would recommend that the OP break his T205 set - for purely and unashamedly selfish reasons...

Lol.�� Please listen to what I am saying. The fact that you've personally been working on a T205 set for 30 years is irrelevant to my original comment. My comment was IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY and YOU'RE NOT CHASING HIGH GRADES you could assemble a T205 set pretty easily. Look at the facts; there are only 221 cards needed for a T205 master set. PSA has graded almost 31,000 T205's to date and then you throw in all the T205's in SGC slabs as well as all the raw cards floating around and common sense says it's not a hard set to assemble. In a particularly high grade or on a limited budget then yes, it may be difficult. It's not like any of these cards are one off original pieces.

And I did start a PSA 5-7 set around 2003'ish but gave up around seven months in at around 55-60% complete because I got bored. The T205 cards don't really do it for me.

Good luck with your set.

Perhaps, but what I'm calling "MY" T205 Master Set will have ~230 cards in it without worrying about all of the different backs...

SOME of those "extra" cards are REALLY tough to locate - period. And then, if I decide to try and get an example of EVERY different reverse...

To each his own, I guess - makes the hobby enjoyable, RIGHT???

You might be able to finish it with trashed cards that few want. To find it in any type of collectible condition, on the open market, no chance. But with unlimited funds you could complete any set by offering multiple times what they are worth. That is no reason to sell all of your cards.

Having collected the set a few times over here is my take on toughness in the set:

Anything ex or over for this set is very high grade and tough to find.

There are some tough to find cards that do not come up as often both within and outside the sp range. All are still found fairly readily.

It is easy to build the set minus the insane variations if you don't mind vg or lower. So if Tyler's cards are ex or better the conversation is much different.

Thanks guys! I've actually had a pretty easy time with the T205 but I'm working on lower grade stuff (2-3 range primarily). Some of the short prints are difficult to find in any grade but others surprisingly seem to be a dime a dozen. I've seen more Scanlan's available than most commons. I definitely agree that in a higher grade it would be extremely difficult, given the borders wear and tear. T202 is a different story for me as it's kind of all over the place but the average is probably in the 3-4 range. 33 Goudey is a little bit higher for me as I'm shooting for 4-5 and the 34's are all over the place as well. Probably the 33 is my most consistent graded set I'm going for. Pretty sure I'm done with the 34 Goudey but am still debating on the other 3. Leaning towards ditching the T202 because of the overlap with the T205 in regards to end panels. Hard to choose though because I think it's an awesome and fairly easy set to put together. Also think that it's really undervalued at this point. Anyways, thanks for all the insights; I really appreciate it.

Well, if ya happen to ditch the T205s, I am interested :), it sounds like we have similar tastes...Good luck on whichever way you go. I am thinking of trying to narrow my current ""unfocused" collection, myself.

So you're the one I probably keep getting in bidding wars with, haha. I've actually decided to get rid of the 33 and 34 goudeys besides a few key cards. Will be posting on BST soon.