Net54baseball Pre-War Set Group Break - Set to be Decided?

[Luke]

1941 play ball sounds good to me.

[hangman62]

1940 Play Ball..sounds good to me

[dog*dirt]

Diamond Stars, 108 cards, falls in the price range stated and some nice HOFers just no Gehrig or Ruth which keeps cost low.

[brewing]

A 1954 Topps set went unsold with a $1600 opening bid in yesterday's Sterling auction.

That would have allowed each participant in for about $10. 3 HoF rookie cards and 2 Ted Williams and Willie Mays provide some meat.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by brewing

A 1954 Topps set went unsold with a $1600 opening bid in yesterday's Sterling auction.

That would have allowed each participant in for about $10. 3 HoF rookie cards and 2 Ted Williams and Willie Mays provide some meat.

+1...don't forget Jackie Robinson!

[rhettyeakley]

Pretty Cool Idea, some ideas given the overall price point above (depending on the # of entries)...

1939, 40, 41 Play Ball
W517
1921, 22, 27, or 28 Exhibit Supply Co.
Kashin (R316)
W514
Polo Grounds, National Game or Tom Barker Games

[Mountaineer1999]

Just going over some of the sets mentioned here, 41 Play Ball looks like a winner to me. I'll be in no matter which set is used but the 21% chance of getting a HOF'er is a nice incentive.
Pencil me in at slot 71

[wolf441]

41 Playball or T201 seem like good places to start.

[irishdenny]

Waiting Patiently...

"Great for the Hobby Guyz!"

[pokerplyr80]

I'm new to this forum but I'm in for the break. 41 play ball or 51 bowman sound good

[25801wv]

I think Play Ball would be the best value but would be happy with anything you choose.

[Louieman]

Yeah, hopefully it's not too late for input. If it is, I'm simply in for the idea. If it's not, I'd suggest 47-66 exhibits, bowman 49-51, or t206

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

1941 play ball sounds good to me.

I like this one. I think it's the best for test run: smaller issue, numerous Hall of Famers. Cost and availability are fairly reasonable.

Originally Posted by Matvoo

T206 Southern League Set
Not sure how much that cost though

No real home runs here. I'd rather just buy the SL'er I wanted or needed.

Originally Posted by brewing

A 1954 Topps set went unsold with a $1600 opening bid in yesterday's Sterling auction.

That would have allowed each participant in for about $10. 3 HoF rookie cards and 2 Ted Williams and Willie Mays provide some meat.

I'd like this. Those three HoF RC's are big. If Mick was in 54 or 55 either of those would be no-brainers.

[VoodooChild]

I'm in no matter what set is decided. I do agree with others that '41 Playball and '21 Exhibits would be perfect for the first test run. I'd be fine with '54 or '55 Topps too, but this is really a Pre-war forum so I think the first one should be a Pre-war set.

[jbsports33]

Would be a good idea to test the break with a lower end set first and see how it goes - great idea!

Jimmy