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Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br /><br />My answers-<br /><br />1. 3 years<br />2. about 100 cards<br />3. about 30 cards<br />4. e95 cobb psa 4<br />5. e98 set of 30 (24/30)<br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? Started casually as a kid...almost 30 years ago...back then more into 50's-70's hof'ers.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? a few hundred<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) a few hundred<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?T100...was relatively unknown until I posted it on this board...t206 rare backs was my area of concentration years ago,t206 o'hara st louis...most gone. I have higher grade t206 lennox back, red hindu, d359, ruth's, gehrigs, e90-1 young...keeler.<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)No vintage sets completed...always been a type collector.<br /><br />pete in mn

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Posted By: <b>Rob</b><p>1. I've been collecting pre-war for about 2+ years<br />2. Ballpark of 150 pre-war cards (counting M101-2s)<br />3. Currently at my max of around 150<br />4. Most significant = E95 Matty low grade<br />5. Only prewar set I'm really working on is M101-2, of which I'm about 50% complete<br /><br />Rob<br /><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>Hi, Dave<br /><br /> Good question.<br /><OL><br /><LI>How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? <br>Off and on (mostly off) since '90. Active for 18 months.<br /><LI>What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br>~ 350<br /><LI>How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br>Same<br /><LI>What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br>None in particular that I can think of, and yes.<br /><LI>What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better) <br>T207 - 78%<br /></OL><br />--<br />Mike

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Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>1. I got a 33 Goudey Grove in 1990 that I still own (now SGC 60), but my foray into T206 began in 1997 when I picked up my Matty White Cap (now SGC 60) and Bender Portrait (now SGC 50), both of which I still also have.<br /><br />2. 520 -- the Monster<br /><br />3. About 50.<br /><br />4. Lionel Carter's T206 Plank, which I still own.<br /><br />5. 99% of the Monster.<br><br>_ <u> </u> _ <u> </u> _ <u> </u> _ <u> </u> _ <u> </u> _ <u> </u> _ _ <br /><br />Visit <a href="http://www.t206collector.com" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.t206collector.com</a> for my blog, interviews, articles, card galleries and more!<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Dan Kravitz</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? --- 8 years<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? --- 100<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) --- less than 40<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /><br />1912 Boston Garter Chance - SOLD<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />Finished a still have a d359/e104 "Worlds Champions" set of all images, and Sold 1916-20 W Big Head set minus 2.

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? <br />A. 11 years in an addicted fashion <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />A. about 1000<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />A. about 1000<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it? hard to say....<br />A. T231, FBH Kelly, T207 Red Cross, 1886 Hancocks Clothing, E222 AWA Caramel,H812 Welch,1869 Peck and Snyder etc...<br /><br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better) <br />A. 1911 Western Playgrounds, E94 (known) Overprints...never been a set collector though..working on a few now...only "esoteric" for me...<br />

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Posted By: <b>Darren</b><p>I've been collecting prewar for 30+years.<br />I own close to 4000 prewar baseball cards.<br />I used to own a Sports Co of America Babe Ruth with 1927 Copyright.<br />I have a T206 set minus the big six, T205, E95(sold), E96, W551, R333(sold)and I need 14 more to complete T202.<br />

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards........31 years<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time.....5000+<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)........2400<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card(s) or item you've owned..........<br />Goodwin Champions (N162) Album, A36....T206 Magie....M116 McQuillan (Cinc)....NrMt 1933 Ruth (#181)....<br />1904 Buffalo Team Cabinet....Christy Mathewson Testimonial program.<br /><br />5. What complete sets do you own, or owned......<br /><br />N28 Allen & Ginter<br />N162 Goodwin Champions (2 sets)<br />N284 Buchner (67% complete)<br />1914 Cracker Jack<br />E90-1 American Caramel<br />E90-2 American Caramel<br />E90-3 American Caramel<br />T206 (4 sets....now have 2 sets....a 518-card all-PIEDMONT set, and a complete all-SOVEREIGN set) <br />T205<br />T207<br />T227 (only BB)<br />T3 (90% complete)<br />C46 Imperial Tob. (60% complete)<br />H801-7 (Old Mill Cabinets-4)<br />M116 (280 cards)<br />W560<br />1933 Goudey (2-239 card sets)<br />1934 Goudey<br />1934-36 Batter-Up (85% complete)<br />1934-36 Diamond Stars<br />1939 Play Ball<br />1940 Play Ball<br />1941 Play Ball (4 sets)<br />1943 M&P<br /><br />TED Z<br />

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Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />A. 25+<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />A. 2,500<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />A. 500<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />A. Tie... Ullman Matty (still); Zeenut Weaver (still); O'Hara,Demmitt, all four Cobbs (all gone)<br /> <br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />A. 1911 Zeenut 94% (still); C46 100% (gone <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>); T206 99.4% (broken up)

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Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>1- Collecting for 10+ years.<br />2- About 200, but just a guess.<br />3- About the same, but thinking about selling most of my non postcards.<br />4- 3 come to mind: Matty Jones/Keyser/Arras (hi Ricahard), Ruth PSA7 Maple Crispette, Cobb SGC60 Novelty Cutlery (still have the Cobb)<br />5- W554 100%<br /> 1907 Dietsche Tigers 94% (need Cobb fielding)<br /> Honerable mention- Novelty Cutlery 42%<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? 20 years<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? 250<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) i now have "the 25 card collection"...i prefer quality over quantity.<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it? <br /><br />many T206 PSA 9's (have the Keeler now) & E90-1 Jackson. <br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better) none.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />20+ years with a gap in the middle. The last five years have been my second run at it.<br /><br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />I would say around 300.<br /><br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />(baseball) - less than 10 that I care about.<br />(golf) - about 15 that I care about<br /><br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />1903 Astoria Giants card.<br />I will own it until someone tempts me with a t206 Wagner <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />T200 - 100% (don't have it)<br /><br />T206 - I had 200 or so all with Polar Bear backs. I think that is higher than 75% of that back subset.

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>1. 21 years<br /><br />2. about 1100 (pre WW I)<br /><br />3. about 900 (pre WW I)<br /><br />4. T210 Stengel yes, T200 Premium Cleveland yes, <br /> N172 Delehanty no, N173 Van Haltran no [both went to good homes]<br /><br />5. Pre WW I <br /> 98% white border tobacco (T206)<br /> 64 of 66 Old Mill Red Border series 6 (T210)<br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p><P>1. Just over 1 year.<BR>2. about 1 dozen.<BR>3. about 1 dozen<BR>4. T206&nbsp;Hall Chase Pink portrait, still own it.<BR>5. none.. about a dozen cards from T206 is all.</P>

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Posted By: <b>Alan U</b><p><br />1. 35 yrs total, 20 yrs vintage<br />2. maybe 200<br />3. 75 or so<br />4. 1934 Goudey Gerhig<br />5. E101 80% (still), 1934 WWG 75% (gone), Diamond Stars 75% (gone)

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Posted By: <b>George</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br /><br />My answers-<br /><br />1. Since 1961<br />2. Around 1000<br />3. Around 1000 (I have traded cards, but never sold one.)<br />4. Most of the Planks, including T206, T204 and Orange Border<br />5. T205 (all except a few variations) and T206 (all except Wagner, Magie and Doyle)

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Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>1) Since the mid-80's<br />2) about 400<br />3) about 350<br />4) N302 Poe (football), N28 Kelly<br />5) none

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Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? 20 years<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? 1200<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? 0<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? T206 Plank<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? <br /><br />T206<br />33 Goudey<br />50 Bowman<br />51 Bowman<br />52 Bowman<br />53 Topps<br />54 Topps<br />55 Topps<br />56 Topps<br />57 Topps<br />58 Topps<br />59 Topps<br />60 Topps

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Posted By: <b>Leslie Westbrook</b><p>...I'm going to respond to this despite being pretty low on the totem pole of pre-war collectors.<br /><br />1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />About 3 years.<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />About 40-45.<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />About 40-45.<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />A decent T210 Mills, '41 Play ball Joe Cronin Wrong-and-upside-down back...I still own them both.<br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />None<br />

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Posted By: <b>Jantz</b><p>1. A little over 2 years collecting pre-war.<br /><br />2. About 30 T206s (soon to be growing)<br /><br />3. Same as question #2<br /><br />4. Won a T206 that was the highest graded(so far). Nothing spectacular, but I like it.<br /><br />5. None (was working on a basic T206 Cleveland team set),now have moved on to try and collect some of the different backs of Cleveland players also.<br /><br />Great topic by the way<br /><br />Collect what you like,<br />Jantz

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Posted By: <b>Joe Drouillard</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /><br />Prewar, just a year<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />110 (Mostly T206)<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />110<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /><br />Just picked up a SGC 50 Matty dark cap (photo on Jan pick-ups)<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />None prewar. (I do have a complete set of 1961 Topps that I am fond of and most of the Topp sets from the seventies.)<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />Joe<br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Doug</b><p>1. Off and on for 10 years<br /><br />2. Over 350<br /><br />3. 1 (at the moment)<br /><br />4. If it has to be prewar, a PSA 4 T206 Demmitt (st. louis). Otherwise a <br /> PSA 4 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. <br /><br />5. I owned a good 2/3 of the T206 set. I also had about 50 cards short of <br /> a 1952 Topps set.

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Posted By: <b>Eric</b><p>I like questions like these. <br /><br /><br />1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? <br /> 1 year. Started in January 2007.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /> 78 cards. All T-206's.<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /> Down to 20 cards.<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /> E107 O'Connor SGC 20, which is on it's way to me as we speak. I can't wait to get this beauty. It will stay with me a long time.<br /><br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /> None. Don't have the patience.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Jason Carota</b><p><b>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?</b><br /><br />I have been collecting pre-war cards for about a year-and-a-half.<br /><br /><b>2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?</b><br /><br />About 70.<br /><br /><b>3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)</b><br /><br />As of now, 32. Hoping to add a couple more in a few days <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>.<br /><br /><b>4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?</b><br /><br />A PSA 1 (beautiful front, minor back damage) T206 Walter Johnson portrait. I do not own it anymore.<br /><br /><b>5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)</b><br /><br />I only collect Red Sox (in uniform,) so my T206 Red Sox team set is the only complete set I have.

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Posted By: <b>Richard Cline - RC</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /> Just over one year.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /> About 275.<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /> Same - About 275.<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /> '33 Goudey - Ruth - #53 (Still Own It)<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /> Sitting at about 75% of the '33 Goudeys.<br /><br />RC

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Posted By: <b>J Levine</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />Bought my first in 1990. So nearly 20 years.<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />Right now I have nearly 1200 different Phillies pre-war cards, A complete t205 set. A complete '41 PB set. I nearly halfway on my diamond stars set. And a small amount of stuff I liked.<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />All the above.<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />I own a t206 Magie, a victory Magee in nice condition, a schedule card for the Penn Freshman baseball team sponsored by Spalding and featuring a pic. of Dooin (never seen another), OJ Delahanty, a few other really oddball or rare Phillies (i.e. Father and Son Shoes, etc.) <br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />T205, '41 Playball, T80 Military series.<br /><br />Joshua

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Posted By: <b>Bill Todd</b><p><b>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?*</b><br />Started about 25 years ago; steadily for the last 10<br /><br /><b>2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?</b><br />210 (including non-card items such as pins and blankets)<br /><br /><b>3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)</b><br />210<br /><br /><b>4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?</b><br />1926 Holland's Mogridge; W601 full size Washington; National Copper Plate John Doyle (ex-Buck Barker)--yes for all 3<br /><br /><b>5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)</b><br />Sets? We don't need no stinkin' sets. (oh, wait, "Collect what you want.") None; I'm a Washington type set collector, though I do try for full Washington sets in the more reasonable issues, like Goudeys and Play Balls<br /><br />Bill

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Posted By: <b>Martin Neal</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />1. I bought my first T206 in 1988, but I really didn't start collecting in earnest until 2001<br /><br />2. About 1500 (just recently)<br /><br />3. About 1300 (includes about 40 different type cards)<br /><br />4. Psa 4 Hoblitzell no stats (still have it)<br /><br />5. 98% complete t206 mostly graded by Sgc. <br /> 70% complete t205 mostly graded by Psa

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Posted By: <b>Ken W.</b><p>Collecting prewar for 5 years.<br /><br />Own about 250 prewar cards, give or take. Never have sold a card!<br /><br />Own a unique Taber Studio Cabinet of Alexander Cartwright.<br /><br />HOF type collector ~ 95% complete.

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Posted By: <b>Scot Reader</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />A. Acquired my first few in the early 80s. Reentered the hobby in 2003.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />A. About 250.<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />A. About 250. About 90% PSA or SGC graded 4 - 7.<br /><br />4a. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned?<br />A. N28 Kelly, N29 Ewing, T206 Cobb (Green), E93 Wagner, '33 Goudey Gehrig. All PSA 4 - PSA 6.<br /><br />4b. Do you still own them?<br />A. Yes.<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />A. None. I have about 160 different T206 subjects all PSA 4 - PSA 7.

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Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? Started collecting in 1986/87. Strictly Pre-War since around 1995<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? Around 2000 Cards<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) Around 2000 Cards (only 2 of which are t206, which could be a record for fewest t206's in a relatively large collection)<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it? Tough to answer, currently it is probably a Cameo Pepsin Cy Young, as that is my favorite item.<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />Currently working on E254 Colgans (and many others, but I am further along with the E254's)<br /><br /><br />Where is that George guy that owns 50-70,000 pre-war baseball cards. He put us all to shame.<br />-Rhett

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Posted By: <b>Daryle</b><p>1.First Pre-war card was in 1984....so......24 years<br /><br />2. Most pre-war cards at one time....between 700-800<br /><br />3. Now own appr. 400-450 pre-war cards<br /><br />4. E90-1 Joe Jackson (still have), 1915 CJ Jackson (still have), N172 Mack (still have)--- have sold these---&gt;&gt;1917 Standard Biscuit Joe Jackson, M110 Cobb and Chase, T206 O'Hara StL, 1915 CJ Joe Wood PSA8, E125 Wagner, E90-1 Mitchell(cincy), N162 Anson, N172 Phenomenal Smith portrait, Allegheny Smoot, 1916 ZN Risberg, T3 Johnson, N172 Ward portrait and on and on........<br /><br />5. Complete sets of.....1888 N28 (all 50 cards), 1941 PlayBall, 73% of 1933 Goudey, need 1 card for 1923 W515-2 Little Wonder Picture Series and HAD, BUT sold a near complete run of the 1907-1909 A.C. Dietsche Tigers Postcards (needed 5 for complete run) ****kept the 1907 Cobb batting****

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Posted By: <b>Dan McHugh IV</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /> about 2 1/2 years<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /> 81<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /> 81<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /> 1901 Police Gazette Christy Mathewson, 1907 A.C Dietsche Cobb (Batting), 1923-24 Exhibit Al Simmons "Auto" (Still own all 3)<br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /> none at the moment but I am into the Monster with about 15 cards (just decided to start)<br /><br />- Dan

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Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>He's hiding over on the Non-Sport Board. Maybe not for long <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><a href="http://www.network54.com/Forum/526604/message/1200586487/last-1200659042/cash+me+out" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.network54.com/Forum/526604/message/1200586487/last-1200659042/cash+me+out</a>

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Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /><br />I started building my current pre-war collection about 15 years ago.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />The largest amount of pre-war items that I have owned is between 175-200 items. My collection is very diversified. I have cards, photos, pins, silks, postcards, and various types of memorabilia. <br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />Same as above.<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /><br />It's a toss-up bewteen: George Gibson D322, E125, E90-2, and W600 or Ira Thomas T5 cabinet. I still own them. I also have owned and then sold a Bresnahan Novelty Cutlery postcard, Ira Thomas E104 and Thomas and Kling W600s.<br /><br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />I'm not a set collector.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Craig H</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /><br />Since 1993<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />Just over 100<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />Just over 100<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /><br />A trimmed T206 Drum Back (I just got it)<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />1938 Goudey<br /><br />Craig

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Posted By: <b>Seth B.</b><p>Great post, great reading this thread!<br /><br />1. Slowly collecting for 8 years, but I bought my first T206 16 years ago.<br /><br />2. Probably about 150<br /><br />3. Exactly 40<br /><br />4. Nothing really significant, I guess. Value wise, I now own a T209-I Walsh SGC 50 which is a great looking card and has been owned by a bunch of people on this board. I don't really collect HOFers, so I don't have anything really significant. <br /><br />5. I got very close to an E92 Dockman set, which is now almost all gone except for Chase, Jennings, and a great looking Schaeffer. (I didn't have the Matty or the Wagners: see #4). I'm at %75 of the T209 1 set (12/16), but I'm still collecting it <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>S Gross</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />4-5 years (vintage boxing, 3-4 years)<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />~250 (vintage boxing, ~400)<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />~50 (vintage boxing, ~250)<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned?<br />E90-1 Mitchell (sold)<br />T207 Lowderback (sold)<br />(vintage boxing, E78, Annonymous, Battling Nelson, 2 N266, N269 Geoghegan, own all)<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />E90-1 118/120 (sold)<br />(vintage boxing, 1921 exchibits 58/58, T9 Turkey Red 21/26, E77 Amer. Caramel 22/24, T225-2 15/25 [only 60%, but very, very tough], too many strips to mention)

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Posted By: <b>Anthony S.</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /><br />---30 years. I bought my first T206 and E90-1 cards at a convention when I was 8. One of the first T206's I bought was a UZIT back. No premium, same price as the others. I'm decidedly an on and off again collector. Of those 30 years, probably 10 have been spent actively collecting.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />--- Roughly 800<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />---Roughly 800<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it? <br /><br />---T206 Magie. I still own it.<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />---T206 (I'm 6 or 7 cards from completing it, but don't feel any great hurry to finish as I've been sidetracked by Obaks and type card collecting)<br /><br />---I'm about halfway through the 1910 Obak set, and picking up the occasional 1909 and 1911 Obak as it comes down the pike.

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Posted By: <b>Bruce MacPherson</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /><br />About 8-9 years <br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />Around 500 <br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />250-300<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /><br />Not sure - maybe Ware's Joe Jax?<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />E's 90-2, 90-3, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 102, 1933 Goudey

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Posted By: <b>Alan B</b><p>1) I've been collecting T206s for a little under a year now.<br /><br />2) drumroll...... 15 cards<br /><br />3) those same 15<br /><br />4) T206 Russ Ford . . .(which would be impressive if Russ's first name was Ty and his last name was spelled C-o-b-b.)<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Shawn</b><p>1. Say a year and a half<br />2. 15<br />3. 5<br />4. Ty Cobb portrait<br />5. I collect anything associated with baseball... <br /><br /><br />Nice thread Dave!

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Posted By: <b>barry arnold</b><p>1. Was given my first 206s,205s,210s,and 203s in 1983.<br />Bought by first 206 in '84---Matty dark cap. Still have it.<br />Have been collecting 206s singlemindedly for around 5 years.<br />2. Now have 520 different 206s except for dupes from Lionel Carter Collection.<br />3. Same<br />4. I love the key portraits:Cobb Green,Matty,angelic Johnson.<br /> Secondarily,I also love these backs:Murray Lenox,Lundgren Carolina Brights. still have<br />5. Monster--lack 2, minus my big 4. still have<br /><br />best,<br />barry

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Posted By: <b>Craig W</b><p>Hello, my first post here and i'm new to vintage cards (but do have complete '72-'92 topps baseball), but got my first T206 back in November and now love "The Monster"!<br /><br />1. Since 04-Nov-07 (Jim Scott, SC350, PSA 4)<br />2. 29 T206's (All PSA 3-5 (yes, I know a lot of you favor SGC!)) <br />3. See #2 above, but about to add 3 more thanks to David Bowden <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br />4. My first, Jim Scott, and my favorite, Roger Bresnahan - Portrait.<br />5. Hmmm 75% of 525 versus my 29 (soon to be 32)? Well, don't think i'll answer this question - lol!<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Cat (ret.)</b><p>1. 7 years, but collected the shiny stuff for years before that, which helped fund my first pre-war purchases.<br />2. 95 pre-war<br />3. 90 pre-war (total collection: 140)<br />4. I don't know MOST significant, but probably one of these: e107 Plank, Tip Top Wagner, T206 Speaker Drum Back, M101-5 Ruth, Collins McCarthy Hornsby, DiMaggio Zeenut, or Aguilitas Charleston (I still own them all)<br />5. No sets (although I did buy a WWG near set which I intend to only keep one card)

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Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>Thought I would give it a try<br /><br />1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />15 years.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />5,000++<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />2,000+<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? E107 Wagner, E107 Young, Square Frame Ramly subset, T206 Plank(2), and several others. Have sold a few very tough ones as well, a couple to Leon <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />N300,N302,N310,N28,N29,N43<br />T201,204,205,206,207,209-1,2,210,212-1,2,3<br />E90-1,90-2,90-3,93,95,96,97,103,107.<br />W600<br />C46<br />M116<br /> <br /><br />33-35 Goudey, 33&34 WWgum, Diamond Stars, 39-41 Playball and probably some more I have forgotten, the 30's cards have since been sold, as have some of the t cards.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>DMcD</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />Bought a '33 Goudey Dean in mid-eighties but didn't buy another pre-war card until around 2000.<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />Approx 850 when you throw in all the Zeenuts and miscellaneous T cards, CJs and M116s.<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />More or less same amount.<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />Depends on what you mean by significant. Rare? Iconic? Difficult to choose. I'll go with the pry-it-from-my-cold-dead-hands 1914 Cracker Jack Mathewson. A damn nice "two", ya?<br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />T3 Turkey Red 100/100 (player set)<br />D304 Brunners Bread 27/30 (SGC set registry: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/28pquo" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/28pquo</a> )<br />R319 '33 Goudey 240/240 (incl a somewhat ugly #106)<br />R320 '34 Goudey 96/96<br />R327 '34-'36 Diamond Stars 96/108<br />R336 '41 Play Ball 72/72<br />Also have an R338 Sport Kings set in low grade<br />6. Cards for which I would commit violent felonies to obtain:<br />Alpha Engraving John McGraw<br />Horner Joe Wood cabinet<br />1903 Astoria Giants pc (just kidding, Joe)<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/July07/14CJ_Matty1.jpg"><br />

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Posted By: <b>Jerry Rucker</b><p><ul><li><b>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?</b><br />20 Yrs with a 10yr Hiatis, started back couple yrs ago<br /><li><b>2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?</b><br />Approx. 40<br /><li><b>3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)</b><br />40<br /><li><b>4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?</b><br />n173 Dogshead Stovey (Sold),T3 Johnson Sold, Still have N173 Kelly, Keefe & Ward <br /><li><b>5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)</b><br />None<br />Always been a Hof collector</ul><br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>your number 4)<br />Based on the pickups you have posted that had to be a tough decision!<br />Its a pretty sweet choice though!<br /><br />your number 6)<br />If I ever find myself in paradise, I will sleep with one eye open <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br /><br />edit:<br />Scott B -<br />ridiculous list of complete or near complete sets. wow.<br /><br />edit again:<br />Scott B -<br />your whole post is ridiculous. amazing stuff for number (4)

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Posted By: <b>Jeremy W.</b><p>Scott, you've only been collecting for fifteen years? Look out!

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Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p>Brockelman definately has/had one world class collection. Its always possible 50 years from now we will see slabs with the "Scott Brockelman collection", or the "Lone Star State's Luckey collection" or any number of people from this board. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br />David McDonald....that D304 set you have going is amazing. I've never been able to decide but between the D304's and the D322's those are my favorites of all the D cards. <br /><br /><br />Terrific stuff by everyone really.

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Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>Been collecting pre-war since about 1998 or 1999.<br /><br />Most owned at one time - maybe 125 give or take.<br /><br />Own now - 95 or so. More if I count my "cards" of female players and teams.<br /><br />Most significant: By value, Cobb Red PSA 4, and Goudey Ruth Red ungraded - still own both. By scarcity, E97 BW Rossman and maybe the N29 Ewing that visited me for a short time before becoming part of a trade with Toby for the Ruth.<br /><br />Sets collected: not a set collector. But of my "set" of one Detroit player from each pre-1920 set, I'm well on the way with most of the mainstream candy, tobacco and M sets covered. I fill the waiting time looking for female players and team images.<br /><br />Nice thread Dave. It actually got me to take 2 minutes from the tornado of work, school and winter that has been my life lately to answer!<br /><br />J

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Posted By: <b>Dan Paradis</b><p><br /><br />1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /><br />2 1/2 years<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />150<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />same<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />Lajoie E107, still own it<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better) <br />not a set collector (HOF RC's)<br />

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Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p><br />1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? --- 20 years<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? --- 4000+<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) --- 4000+<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /><br />Unknown caramel card proof Frank Chance NY Amer.<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /> <br />T205, T206, T207 (2), T212-1, T212-2, T212-3, T212-4 (1910 series of 150), T213-2, T213-3, E90-1, E93, E94 (4), E95, E96, E97, E98 (3), E103, 1911 Zeenuts, 38 Goudey, Tattoo Orbit, DeLong, Diamond Stars and M116 Sporting Lifes (how could I forget this set!)<br />

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Posted By: <b>Tony Andrea</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? <br />(Not long, only about 5-6 years.)<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? <br />(A couple hundred or so.)<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) <br />(Bout' a 150.)<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it? <br />(Sgc-40 E90-1 Jackson, & yes I still have it.)<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />(E90-1 American Caramel complete. Still have it and always upgrading it when I can....)<br />

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Posted By: <b>Andy Cook</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br /><br />since 1979<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br /><br />2,000<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br /><br />1,500<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />M116 Bates Cincinnati (gone), E104-3 Chase (gone), N338 (own)<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br />E90-2, E90-3, E91-B, E91-C, E92 Dockman, E93, E94, E95, E96, E97, E104-1, E104-2, E106, T209 Color, T210-2, T213-2, W516-1, W516-2, W519 unnumbered, W590, 1931 Zeenut, 1936 Goudey, 1941 Goudey, 1941 Playall, 1943 MP&Co (most of these I assembled in the 90s and no longer own)

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Posted By: <b>Brian Collie</b><p>1. Since 1982 (started as an 8 year old when I bought a bunch of T206 HOFs that were torn, written on, etc.)<br />2. 75 cards (spent most my earlier years on the 50s, 60s, 70s (and yes, a few hundred wasted wax boxes)<br />3. 75<br />4. Orange T206 Cobb PSA 5, Dark Matty PSA 7 <br />5. None to date, working on T202 and T206

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p><b>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?</b><br />About 12 years<br /><br /><b>2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?</b><br />402<br /><br /><b>3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)</b><br />402<br /><br /><b>4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?</b><br />1871 Warren Studio Cal McVey, 1887 Old Judge Gilbert/Bacon proof Gus Weyhing, 1888 Fearnaught cabinet of Deacon White (from his estate). Still own them all.<br /><br /><b>5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)</b><br />None. The closest is my "set" of Old Judge, but there's no way I'm ever coming close to completing that.<br />

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Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>Unfortunately I probably won't have all of those cards down the road. When I started out I collected EVERYTHING, as did most collectors 10-15 years ago, even vintage non-sports. However, as prices escalated and rarites became more expensive I have taken to selling off some of the more "common" material, first it was the 1952-68 Topps and 1948-55 Bowman sets, then the prewar Non-sports H.O.W., Indian Gum, and many,many other R, N and T sets, later due to some very attractive offers some of the Minor league sets very sold as well, along with partial sets that I lost interest in, Old Judge, etc. I am a set collector by heart, seeking completeness in even the toughest of sets.<br /><br />I am also happy to say that I have seen several collections which dwarf mine, a couple of which are board members. Obviously the key to all of these large complex sets was starting early on in the infancy of the hobby.<br /><br />I do get great joy in seeing many of the cards I once owned proudly displayed in many posts on the board by jubilant new owners, as someone else has said we only own them for a little while.<br /><br /> The bulk of the T and E sets remain, as well as many nice type cards. I fear still more will be sold as I near retiring, which may be later than sooner with the crappy stock market conditions(which I think may fuel vintage card prices).<br /><br />For the present the only real challenge is the continued quest for W600's as I try to put together the largest group known/and or possible.<br /><br />Scott

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Posted By: <b>Dave S</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards?<br />Started collecting as a kid in the '60's, but got excited with pre-war 15+ yrs ago.<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time?<br />1000, give or take a few<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate)<br />600+<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br />A few of MANY! sold that wish I'd kept: Boston Globe Babe, E90-2 Honus, D322 Honus <br /><br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better) <br />1914 Cracker Jack<br />1915 Cracker Jack (2)<br />T227 (only 4 cards!)<br />T207 (needed 6 when sold)<br />

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Posted By: <b>Peter Thomas</b><p><br /><br /><br />1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? --- 55 years (50 or so 33 punch canceled Goudeys given to me by my step grandfather in 1953), which I sill have.<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? --- 15000+/-<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) --- 5000+/-<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it?<br /><br />Ramly Johnson 8, Ferris 9, Ramly square back set, E103 Wagner and the one that I let get away E107 Plank PSA 8 found raw at 95 St. Louis National.<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better)<br /><br />T201, T203, T204 (4-3/4), T205 (3), T206 (3), T207 (3), T212-1, T212-2, T212-3, T213-3, E90-1, E92's 4 kinds, E93, E94, E95, E96, E97, E98, E101, E102, E103, E106, 1911,1912,1931,1932&1933 sepia Zeenuts, 1933,34&38 Goudeys, Delong, Diamond Stars, Tattoo Orbits, 39,40&41 Playball's<br /><br />This list looks a lot like Tbob's and I cut and pasted his response before editing.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? <br />On and off for about 25 years. I have only begun, in the last year, to focus on them.<br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? About 80, which I have now.<br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) <br />See #2<br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it? <br />Green Cobb in T206 and I still have it.<br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better) None, working on T206 and might start E93. The rest will be type examples or Brooklyn team sets.<br />

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Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>First off, Im poor, but if you add up all the cards Ive owned Id have a nice collection and some very rare stuff.<br /><br /><br />How long?...... 28 Years, Since I was 13. Took a few years off in the mid 90s and sold 95% of them because of a high maintenance (ex)girlfriend who need to go on trips 5 times a year <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> (Wish I didnt sell them, had dozens of E99, E100, T211, T215, T216, and a few T214, T217, etc.)<br /><br />Most PreWar cards owned at one time?..... About 2,000 (+ 3,000 1948-60)<br /><br />How many now?..... About 1,000-1,500 (plus many postwar)<br /><br />Most significant card(s)?..... only known 1926 Holland Peckinpaugh, 1906 Ullman Matty, only known 1959 Esslinger Beer (HR Derby) Aaron, only known Wierd greenborder R309-1 Ruth thing <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>, only known 1920 Cuban Ruth thing <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>, only known 1933 Blue Bird Ruth sideview, and abouty 10 other ones. A few Weavers, E100, 1911 Zeenut, etc. about 8 T214's and 5 T217s. Still own a couple of these above.<br /><br />Complete sets?..... (Currently) Im not a set collector, more of a type collector, I like the unusual. In the late 80's I had about 80% of the T206 set, but they bored me (too common) so dumped them, Had about 80% of the 1911 Zeenut set when you could buy them in nice shape for $15 ea. or find them in large groups at flea markets in NorCal, Had about 30 different 1938 Sawyer Biscuit cards when they sold for under $100 ea. only a few years ago., 1921 Schapira Ruth set with 2 uncut boxes, 1936 Goudey (who doesnt have this set), and a few 1940-50s sets (Remar, Signal, Smiths, Sunbeam, etc.), and many 1880s Victorian baseball related tradecards sets.

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Babcock</b><p>1. 28 years<br />2. 700-800<br />3. 700-800<br />4. Randall cabinet of Harry Wright, autographed. Yes.<br />5. T207, E95, E96, E97, E103, D327, R300, N300, N28, N29, N43, N526, T227<br />DeLongs, D304, D322, N184, N162, T209, T200

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Peter T, your list has E102s, which TBob's fine list lacked. I think you're the first to list E102s. I have 10 or 12 of 'em, but those rascals aren't easy to come by cheaply. <br /><br />Impressive.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff W.</b><p>1. 4 years<br />2. 100-125<br />3. about the same<br />4. E90-1 Joe Jackson<br />5. Got about half way with a E103 set and then decided to go a different route. Now I am in the never ending process of collecting the T206 set by teams. Currently have 8 out of 520 T206's!<br /><br />Jeff

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Posted By: <b>Kevin</b><p>1. How long have you been collecting pre-war cards? ~ 25 Years<br /><br />2. What is the largest amount of pre-war cards you've had at one time? 1,000 Cards<br /><br />3. How many cards do you currently still own? (approximate) 1,000 Cards<br /><br />4. What is the most significant individual card or item you've owned? Do you still own it? 1333 Goudey Ruth(s), 1935 Goudey Ruth<br /><br />5. What complete sets or near complete sets have you owned? (say 75% or better) <br />1934 Goudey<br /> 1935 Goudey<br /> 1936 Goudey<br /> 1933 Tattoo Orbit<br /> <br />