19th Century Baseball Card Collector - Seth Nagdeman

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Posted By: Seth Nagdeman

I thought this article may be of interest to board members.

Best,
Seth

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Posted By: Jimmy

Seth,

That was some great reading; it does seem interesting that many of us started to collect 19th and early 20th century cards in 1999 and 2000. When I talk to other collectors, their interest in early baseball cards started about ten years ago as well, beginning a trend in the hobby that still is growing strong. I have come across some nice collections over the years and continue to buy and sell, so I can keep learning about 19th and early 20th century material.

Jimmy

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Posted By: Bill Stone

Seth --I saw that interview earlier this week. If you do a search for " Decal" you will find several interviews I did for my other collecting passion- Miss America pin up decals. He really does a nice job and I am surprised at how responsive his readers are. Congratulations on a nice interview.

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Posted By: T206Collector

<<Demand, however, has not fully been fully developed yet. This weak link in the formula has resulted from the lack of widespread information about these items.>>

I think it runs deeper than information about the items to lack of interest about the players. There is less of a link between our modern game and the players who played prior to 1903. Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Cy Young, Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson are by far more popular than any of the 19th Century players. Given that none of us alive today saw these five players play, there must be a reason why we all collect them with such voracity. And whatever that reason is not only doesn't translate as well to the 19th Century Players.

When I decided to start collecting pre-war cards, I started with 1933 Goudey. But even with Ruth and Gehrig that wasn't "old" enough for me. T206 provided the basis for my collecting interests -- nearly 100 years old, containing loads of big stars I had heard lots of stories about, and relatively available to maintain a daily activity of internet purchases.



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Posted By: Alan

Nice article. I'll see you at the National.