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Originally Posted by T206Collector (Post 1315464)

I've posted these before, but I feel like it may be time to remind everyone why T205s are often downright hideous:

The players look ugly...

<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hljfnnhb13wn9SxZoxoj2IRT3dysq2WPtX5u9gk-z0Y?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-v6-hj-upAVo/UTd_d3bpWYI/AAAAAAAAQ7g/kEF7ctBpDzc/s800/Butthead.jpg" height="191" width="341" /></a>

They are often making sour faces...

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They look like catfish, or at least like they're burping...

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There's just something garishly plastic about them...

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Check out the ears on these guys...

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Check out the huge foreheads on these dudes...

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The Joker?

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Egan's just horsey in ANY set...

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However, I will concede that I do so love this Blackburne, and not entirely because he signed it:

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Good stuff!

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Originally Posted by Econteachert205 (Post 1315824)

I'm coming around on cobb but if you compare the 06 and 05 portraits of cobb, Johnson and young, to me it's a no brainer. Whereas Mathewson, Marquard, bresnahan and other hofers the 05s compare much better, but yes beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Peter those cards are amazing, particularly love grove.

I agree the Johnson T206 portrait is better, one of the best cards ever in fact, but the T205 is a very good likeness of a photograph.

I don't know what is next but I don't think it is T205. The cards are great, especially in good condidtion, but unless you have a fairly high grade the chipping on the gold border really detracts from the card. In order for a set to really take off I think it helps if the lower grades have a little more eye appeal relative to other sets in low to mid grades.

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth (Post 1315854)

I agree the Johnson T206 portrait is better, one of the best cards ever in fact, but the T205 is a very good likeness of a photograph.

Photos like that Johnson (and a few of the others) make me want to say screw the cards and go after the photos. That's an awesome photo!

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Originally Posted by tschock (Post 1315859)

Photos like that Johnson (and a few of the others) make me want to say screw the cards and go after the photos. That's an awesome photo!

I definitely agree on the photos but every now and then the card will have more details than the photo it was made from..... BTW, I now think I need a T206 Johnson portrait.....

http://www.psacard.com/Articles/Arti...-2014-national

So I didn't answer earlier and I'm kind of reviving this thread, but here's my pick for the next set to "pop." It just got a lot of press being featured in the PSA card series "Cards that never were" and these fantasy pieces were given away or were prizes during the National. I think the set is beautiful, there's enough around for new collectors to start picking them up, and they got some free press.

I would say the E94s but there aren't enough of them out there right now so collectors would get discouraged. There needs to be eye appeal plus demand plus a decent supply. The Black Swamp cards killed the E98 set. If I had to start loading up on cards from a set because of a possible run, I would load up on T213-2 (1914) Coupons while they are still reasonably priced. The 1919 Coupons (series 3) and the series 1 cards are too rare for collectors and would only cause frustration. The M116s, E90-3s and T207s all have room to grow and increase in price but each has it's own baggage which will keep the current prices contained.
Yup, I would go for the T213-2 but keep an eye on the T210s and early Zeenut sets which have a growing number of niche collectors...