How collectable are T205's?

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Posted By: matt

Just came into a very large amount of T205's. Including the Cobb, Johnson, Young etc. Broad Leaf backs on a couple. ALMOST A COMPLETE SET. All Authentic

Since I don't plan on keeping these is it better to sell them as a lot or individually? Missing 5 cards from the regular set. Missing 9 variations. Lower grade type set. PSA 1 and 2's if someone gets them graded.

I do quite a bit on Ebay.


Any help is appreciated.
Matt

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Posted By: Brian Lindholme

Matt,
These are highly desired cards.
If they are authentic, as you say...you will have NO trouble selling them on eBay....low grades, high grades, anything.

I know by your comment about already being familiar with eBay that it's more work to sell them individually, but I think you wll fare better that way than with lots. Authentic T205's with reasonable starting prices and good scans ALWAYS sell.

Thanks...and since I still need 18 cards for the set, I'll be looking!!

familytoad
Brian L

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Posted By: Josh

I would be interested in some of those cards that you have. I was wondering if you would sell privately, instead of ebay, please email me and let me know, thanks!

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Posted By: David Vargha

How much for the whole thing?

DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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Posted By: Josh Adams

I'll buy any of the Mattys you have!

Go Go White Sox
2005 World Series Champions!

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Posted By: fkw

For top $$, auction them individually with clear scans of the front and back. Get the key cards (Cobb. Johnson, Mathewson, etc.) graded by SGC or PSA.


Post some scans, I'd like to see the Cobb.

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Posted By: rp60

How did you come to get them? Friend or relative? People dream about having a nice vintage collection left to them, and with todays T205 market, you can make a nice buck...

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Posted By: matt

I purchased these from a guy who came to the card show with them. What a great response from everyone... thanks!!!!

I feel really lucky to have them.. Although they were not free by any means.

The hard part is making the decision to keep them as a set or break them up to make money. But I know I will never ever have this quantity again. Wish I could say quality due to lower grades. They are cool.

Why do I feel like they are second best compared to the T206 set minus the big ones of course? I have inserted a few to show the variations and condition.

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Posted By: Mike Ernst

T205's are a great set! Back in the early 70's I knew that on my budget I would never finish T206 (at that time it was the big three--now the big four that are missing). Since I had a majority of the T205 set, I decided to finish that, and I've never regretted it. I like the information on the back of the T-205's, (vs. the brand only on the back of T-206's). It's seldom that you run into a quantity of them like that for sale anymore.

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Posted By: Anonymous

This may be a basic question to some but......
Is a set considered completed without variations?
T205 set

thanks
Matt

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Posted By: jay behrens

You can look at the set two ways, there is what I call the basic set, which is all the different fronts. Some of the variations are different poses of the same players. Then there is what I would call the master set. This would be set with all the print variation on the back, such as the 4 different Hoblitzell cards. Put the set together which evr way you want. It's your set to put togehter.

Jay

I've just reached Upper Lower Class. I am now officially a babe magnet for poor chicks.

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Posted By: Shawn Adkins

As someone who also fell into a very large grouping of these cards, I would definately encourage you to go for the set (master or regular). Personally I love the gold borders and even though my master set is complete, I continue to spend massive amounts of my free time researching these wonderful cards.

This set has a little bit of everything, HOFers, tough variations, stats/bio, minor leaguers, it's a grand adventure. Since you are that close, I would jump at the chance to put it to bed. I originally had purchased my large lot of T205s (w/Cobb, Johnson, Matty, Young, etc) with the sole intention of flipping them...took about 1 mintue after they arrived to change my mind. Out of curiosity which regular/variation cards were missing?

Shawn
webmaster@showmesavants.com

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Posted By: matt

#24 Bresnahan Mouth Open
#32b Hal Chase both ear show, frame ends at sholders
#33 Hal Chase
#69 Russ Ford / white cap
#79 Edward L Grant
#80b Dolly Gray -stats on back
#90a the big one
#90d Hoblitzell name correct no Cin after 1908 in stats
#99 Addie Joss
#110 Latham W. A Latham on back
#114 Leifield initials AP on front
#140a PJ Moran stray line below stats
#166 WD Scanlan
#197a Bobby Wallace No cap / one line of 1910 stats
#197b Bobby Wallace - No cap - two lines of 1910 stats
#202a Wilhelm suffered in 18th line in bio

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Posted By: jay behrens

If you have a Hoblitsell no stats, then you've got a rare and desirable card.

Jay

I've just reached Upper Lower Class. I am now officially a babe magnet for poor chicks.