What is your collecting focus today?

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Posted By: Seth B.

I've been living in Italy and will continue to be there until next May, so I've been trying to stop thinking about cards, but I just can't help it!

When I return to the good ole US of A, I am 3 measly cards away from a T209-1 set, and I'll also be collecting the T209-2. Right now, the fact that I'm only looking means that I can deal with the tanking dollar.

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Posted By: DMcD

Holy Moses! Some awful nice cards on this thread. And Dan P., terrific on-line collection; your basement is Cardboard Heaven!

From my photo site, and I quote: "My focus now, although broad and eclectic, is to seek cards I like with an emphasis on cabinet cards and type-card collecting, and a tendency toward certain players such as Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, Home Run Baker and Joe Wood."

Joe D. - recognize the photographer on the Matty cabinet?



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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

David, that Mathewson photo is incredible.

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Posted By: DMcD

Thanks, Jeff. She's a beauty alright. Compare it with the W600:

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

David, along with the W600 and your 1914 CJ you have about as incredible a Mathewson collection as one could ever dream of.

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Posted By: paulstratton

David should be banned from collecting! JK. WOW on the Matty cab DMC.

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Posted By: G. Maines

I started out with an assembly similar to that of Dan P, without the rookie focus; and it degraded to a collection commemorating my perception of the annual highlights of the sport, 1876-2000.

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Posted By: Phil Garry

David:

Nobody should have two Matty cabinet cards like those, how about one for me?

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Posted By: Jason L

does your collection now include items other than cards, then?
How do you choose to commemorate and what kind of events?

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Posted By: rob

t213-3 is my primary focus, I need about 10 more for the set, which is turning into a life-long pursuit
t206, still working on the monster, aiming for SGC 50/60 cards these days, about 80% complete
1954 topps, working on a high grade 7 and up set
1956 topps, set complete, but will upgrade along the way (currently around vg-ex/ex)
1958 topps, vg-ish set which is about 80% complete

rgutheil@gmail.com

shoot me an e-mail if you have anything you think I may need. All my sets are listed on the SGC website and either have Rob in the title or Rob Gutheil.

good luck all,

rob

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Posted By: scott

1933 goudey set in lower grades.a very attractive and affordable set.i may expand into 2 sets of the pre ww1 era...the T210 and 1915 crackerjacks(commons),not trying to complete the sets but expanding the collection a bit.
scott altland

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Posted By: Joe D.

David,

The Matty photo was the single item I liked in the auction.
I had my own internal battle but in the end, I was not a bidder due to other distractions.

I love that photo and the Falk stamp on the cabinet takes it off the charts.


I wondered where it went....
I am happy to see it is in your collection!
Although, as has been the case many many times - - I am green with envy....
It is awesome that such an incredible Matty is in your hands.


BTW... my one regret at the national is not having the chance to sit and talk with you. I am sure we were in the same room at times.... but somehow we didn't bump into each other. Hopefully we get together at a future national.



Joe

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

Old McDOnald had a farm e ieee i o and on that farm he had Mathewson , Bakers and WOods, ei ei o and a snipe snipe here and a steal purchase there ei eiiiiiiiiiii aaaaa o. Like the winded chorus finale?

Nice stuff David ,I too like that Matty Falk !

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Posted By: Marty Kohler

I focus on these only right now.....someone wanna help?

GO YARD

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Posted By: Danny Grimes

Lower grade Hal Chase type collecting just need a few very scarce E and T issues.

T206 Hal Chase, attempting all front/back combos possible

25 card HOF collection

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Jason L. please e-mail me at identify7@peoplepc.com if intesested. I prefer to not bog the thread down with that detail.

Gil

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Posted By: Michael Steele

Like Jason above, Pre War Red Sox. All Red Sox all of the time.

I do love some of the Pre War sets and someday I may tackle a few but for now, you could say I am focused.

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

David, it was my pleasure meeting you in Chicago at the Net54 dinner, and I'm really looking forward to adding that Matty cab to my collection when you send it to me.

I'm focused right now on my '38 Goudey and Henry Johnson Confectioners sets, as well as prewar HOFers.

-Al

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Posted By: DMcD

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Posted By: Rawn Hill

I'm still going up against Michael and Jason for those hard to find Carrigans.

Rawn

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Posted By: Scott Mt. Joy

Currently working on a full exhibits run, also slowly working on an E93 set. Always looking for rare Clemente cards.

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Posted By: Chris

1933 Goudey Set in VG-EX, only 8 cards left till complete

1934 Goudey Set, will start once the 33' set is complete

1888 Non-Sport A&G Pirates of the Spanish Main Set, very difficult to find

1951 Topps Team Card Set

T and E cards of the great, Ty Cobb

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Posted By: T206Collector

In particular, well priced SGC 60, 70 and 80 T206 cards.





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Posted By: Mike Gray

My Focus Right Now
1. Getting College Done in 3.5 years
2. Getting Hal Chase, t215 and Orange Border
3. t206 in PSA 5,6

Mike Gray

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Posted By: Todd C

I should focus more on particular sets but ....I try to pick up cards that I can afford.

My main interests:


T212 - Obaks
T206 - with a new interest in obtaining Southern Leaguers.
T207

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Posted By: Joe D.

Mike G -

I think it is great that you put college as your number 1 priority.

Might I suggest though.... that you change the 3.5 years to 7 years.
College is the best time of your life - spend as much time there as possible.

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Posted By: Jeremy

My collecting focus is primarily anything Nashville Baseball, secondarily anything Tennessee Baseball... Ball Cards, Post Cards, Pictures, Autographed Bats, Balls, Jerseys, etc. I have been collecting Nashville stuff for about 5 years now. (Life long resident of this wonderful Southern City !)

I am still looking for a 19th Century Nashville example... (A Quest for me)




~ Jeremy ~

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Posted By: Danny

My focus to expand my Deaf Sports Collection to everything. I was able to get 75 percents of Deaf players cards such as Dummy Hoy, Taylor, Curtis Pride, Kenny Walker. Lately i been trying to get game tickets from games that deaf players played.

I hope to find 5 more backs of T206 Dummy Taylor, Buffalo-


Danny

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Posted By: Bill Todd

...it's been Washington baseball. Lucky for me they were so bad for so long--not very many HOFers. Imagine how awful it would be to be a Yankees fan, for example.

Bill

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Posted By: chiprop

Hall of fame Rose Co. PC's

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Posted By: david Poses

Not sure exactly what I am doing is right now. I am simultaneously chasing E-cards of specific Highlanders players, and am trying to assemble a T209-1 set, which currently stands at 0 cards. I have been stalking certain collectors I know are in possession of said cards, though, so hopefully my amateur sleuthing will yield favorable results.

The antithesis of this topic, what am I NOT focusing on, is another matter. I am focusing on NOT buying T206s. They're so readily available and when I can't find something I "need," I find myself buying bits and pieces of The Monster, which I subsequently try to unload on the BST in large lots at a loss so as to finance the aforementioned cards, which are never available anyway.

In an attempt to compromise with myself, I have a clause which allows me to buy any Gordon Hickman T206 card I see, which isn't often, as I think I have managed to corner much of the market in the past few years.

In summary, my focus is on: (A) preventing T206s from finding their way into my collection, and (B) stalking people who I think might be in possession of tough cards I need for survival. Oh yeah. And the Gordon Hickman thing. And a G.I. Joe with the Kung Fu grip...

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Posted By: Jeff Prizner

Those PC's are sick! Good stuff!