T206 Sacrifice by Fire

[T206Collector]

I am toying with the idea of putting some T206s out of commission - permanently. Lots of people say there are too many anyway. I thought it might be sadistic fun to destroy one entirely. Take it out of circulation forever. But, it got me thinking that there might be some pretty strong opposition to this, even for the rat-chewiest of beaters!

So, who wants to see me take video of a burning authentic T206 card? Who would be offended? Who is offended just by the poll?

[edhans]

Stupid idea. Give it to a kid, or someone else who would appreciate it.

[packs]

Agreed. There's lots of currency in the world too. If you get bored of yours I'll take it.

[egri]

It's your card, and your prerogative to do what you want with it. I don't know if I'd burn it if I was in your position, if I really wanted to do harm to a T206, I'd much rather take a few total beaters and play the game where you flip them against a wall and keep the ones your card lands on top of.

[sycks22]

I agree, give them to some kids. It'll be the one thing they'll own that's not on a screen.

[Bestdj777]

Even a beater has some monetary value to it. If you don't care about losing that money, it is your prerogative. But, I'd think it would be a better idea if you either gave the card to some kid or sold it and gave the money away if you really don't want it in your collection anymore and don't care about the money. It survived 100+ years, and there is something special about that.

[Leon]

I am being devil's advocate but if you can sacfrifice one, very common beater, and get some good out of it, then why not? Maybe you could measure the heat it puts out so we can know the intrinsic value of a card (assuming it's all there). Or maybe analyze the way the paper burns compared to something else. If it's one card, and a thousand people watch it and we get some good from it, I don't think it's the worst thing. Of course everyone else has very good points too. I am almost always for the best preservation of relics, otherwise.

[egri]

Just had an idea: for the cost of a few good T206s you can buy a crapton of '80s junk wax, and have a good size bonfire. There may nor may not be too many T206s, but there's definitely too much from the junk wax days lying around.

[ullmandds]

burn out the day...burn out the t206!!

[EvilKing00]

im not a t206 collector, but im sure you giving it to someone or to a kid would be a better idea. history shouldn't be destroyed imo.

[T206Collector]

A related thought was to hold a T206 captive and threaten to burn it unless someone bought it from me for $25. Not saying these are good thoughts, necessarily, but I got to thinking what the attitude of the forum would be about it, which is why I started the poll.

I assume that most people would say preserve the relic as a historical artifact, and that we are just holding them for the next generation of collectors.

[vintagebb2014]

Here is my idea. I would highly recommend that you purchase up the 10,000+ T206 reprints that clutter up Ebay and burn them all. You would be making a video that most of us would truly enjoy watching as well as doing us all a favor by removing thousands of listings from Ebay.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by Leon

Or maybe analyze the way the paper burns compared to something else.

Exactly! Burn an original and burn a fake! Measure the smoke that comes of and check the color. That way we will have another way to test if something is fake or real. So if you can't tell if the card is real or fake in other ways, you can always burn it and... uh... hang on... maybe I haven't quite thought this through...

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Leon

Maybe you could measure the heat it puts out so we can know the intrinsic value of a card (assuming it's all there).

How Sir Walter Raleigh-esque Leon!

[Brian Weisner]

Its your property, so I could care less what you do with it...

Be well Brian

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by edhans

Stupid idea. Give it to a kid, or someone else who would appreciate it.

+1

Or grow a pair and burn one of your signed T206s.

[Bpm0014]

Horrible idea. Kind of reminds me of that clown Adrien Broner (boxer) who burns $100 bills on Youtube and flushes $20s and $50s down his toilet to show how rich he is.....

[t206blogcom]

Dumbest idea I've ever heard.

[bnorth]

BURN IT!!! It is a very plain ugly set that is about as common as a 1990 Donruss.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Horrible idea. Kind of reminds me of that clown Adrien Broner (boxer) who burns $100 bills on Youtube and flushes $20s and $50s down his toilet to show how rich he is.....

$100? Pish-posh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6q4n5TQnpA

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by egri

Just had an idea: for the cost of a few good T206s you can buy a crapton of '80s junk wax, and have a good size bonfire. There may nor may not be too many T206s, but there's definitely too much from the junk wax days lying around.

I was recently at a show where they were selling CASES of 12 1989 Score sets for $8. I thought about buying one, pulling the Glavine, and using them in my fireplace as logs, but i suspect they would not give off very healthy fumes.

[boneheadandrube]

One rat chewy common? Go ahead and burn it, its just a "spent" baseball card...and this kid everyone wants you to give it to would forget about it as soon as something better came along. Give the kid a choice between a Bunk Congalton with no face and 1 hour of playtime with the video game he wants but doesn't have and I'd bet he'd choose the hour.

[Econteachert205]

If you use it to light a 20 dollar cigar while on your yacht that's pretty cool.

[cliftons8]

Think of it this way:What if someone else had one with an authentic signature and was going to burn it?
There are a lot of collectors that collect beaters and would really appreciate it as a gift.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

If you use it to light a 20 dollar cigar while on your yacht that's pretty cool.

Why do I see this picture...?

[4815162342]

First World Dilemma.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I wish your 51 Mantle was centered just a hair better -- beautiful card.

[boneheadandrube]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

If you use it to light a 20 dollar cigar while on your yacht that's pretty cool.

...or lighting a little cigar taken from a previously unopened Dogs Head pack.

[egri]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

If you use it to light a 20 dollar cigar while on your yacht that's pretty cool.

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Horrible idea. Kind of reminds me of that clown Adrien Broner (boxer) who burns $100 bills on Youtube and flushes $20s and $50s down his toilet to show how rich he is.....

At the outset of World War II, when it became evident that the Japanese were going to take the Philippines, the US garrison there was ordered to destroy several million dollars of US currency so as to keep it out of Japanese hands. One of the officers who was there remembered using a couple $500 bills to light his cigar, and dumping huge bricks of large bills into an oil drum, where they were incinerated.

[Rich Klein]

was formed; we agreed to find a T206 Dick Egan carfd (our opinion as the ugliest player in the set) and sacrrifice the card to ensure the success of the committee.

When I started to do that at the SABR convention committee meetting, we ended up selling the card for $21 (more than I paid) for seed for one of the yearly prizes.

So, I'm owed a chance at burning a T206 caard;

Rich

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by edhans

Stupid idea. Give it to a kid, or someone else who would appreciate it.

I would prefer this as well, or give it to someone who's a big fan of the set but can't afford to buy one.

As others have said though it's your card and your money, burn it if you wish.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

I am toying with the idea of putting some T206s out of commission - permanently. Lots of people say there are too many anyway. I thought it might be sadistic fun to destroy one entirely. Take it out of circulation forever. But, it got me thinking that there might be some pretty strong opposition to this, even for the rat-chewiest of beaters!

So, who wants to see me take video of a burning authentic T206 card? Who would be offended? Who is offended just by the poll?

How about you donate it to me ????

[T206Collector]

The pro-burners are a quiet bunch. Voting but not saying much. The anti-burners are much more vocal. Really interesting.

[tab]

I know I have read posts from people asking to buy the worst of the worst t206. Someone would be willing to take it off your hands I'm sure. Let's see a pic of this beater.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

I am toying with the idea of putting some T206s out of commission - permanently. Lots of people say there are too many anyway. I thought it might be sadistic fun to destroy one entirely. Take it out of circulation forever. But, it got me thinking that there might be some pretty strong opposition to this, even for the rat-chewiest of beaters!

So, who wants to see me take video of a burning authentic T206 card? Who would be offended? Who is offended just by the poll?

I have been bored out of my mind here for months, and considering posting only in the 'Championship Rings' sub-forum; however, your post has intrigued me into changing my mind for a moment.

I think you should burn anything you want - it's just 'stuff'. Hell - burn ALL of your belongings for that matter. Yes, a video would be great. When you're done, go find enlightenment in India or somewhere similar. No one in most places even knows what a T206 is.

[Peter_Spaeth]

You could make it into a ritual ceremony, with a reading of TS Eliot's The Fire Sermon.

[jcc6252]

We should have a yearly T206 Demolition/Sacrifice to the All Mighty Collector Gods night. Any beater posted throughout the year would run the risk of being selected as the sacrificial lamb. Beware, Ty Cobb red background Lenox back!

[jlehma13]

See my want list and burn one until it is within my price range. Everyone wins. http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=200942

[drmondobueno]

Burn it in a bath of 105 year old whiskey.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by jcc6252

we should have a yearly t206 demolition/sacrifice to the all mighty collector gods night. Any beater posted throughout the year would run the risk of being selected as the sacrificial lamb. Beware, ty cobb red background lenox back!

+1 :d

[Sean]

Maybe we could start our own version of the Burning Man festival.

[Mountaineer1999]

Burn it! Put it on YouTube and lets see how many hits it'll bring!!! :O

[ctownboy]

Start a raffle for $1 a chance. Pick a winner, collect all of the money and then send the card to the winner. With the proceeds either buy some reprints or some new junk and burn that.

That way the card is saved and a collector gets to have it, the fictional kid doesn't have to worry about it and some crap cards are destroyed.

David

[Eric72]

I am glad to know that, "Large Ass" Herzog did not meet a fiery demise. Please do not torch a Pre-War baseball card. Some of them go on to have a tremendous experience (or, at least, their custodians do.)

[tschock]

Fahrenheit 206.

[Jeffrompa]

Im only going to burn one if it smells and smokes like a Romeo Y Juliet or a Cohiba . Save the T206 !

[T206Collector]

Okay, last variation of this theme.

Do the "Save T206"-ers feel differently if I would agree to add the ashes as a seasoning to a light meal? Isn't there just something spiritual about digesting a T206 card? Talk about T206 collecting! Becoming one with my T206. Yum. I'm starting to think I am going to have to do this. But, it does seem obscenely ridiculous.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ginger Beaumont would be a good choice.

[hangman62]

I think that would be the right thing to do. Burn the cards

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Ginger Beaumont would be a good choice.

Inspired comment. Very clever.

Better even than Bill Burns, Bobby Byrne, Jimmy Lavender, Moose McCormick, or Wildfire Schulte!