type cards

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Posted By: David Poses

having found myself collecting pretty much anything i like at any given moment, it occurs to me that i have become a type card collector.

i've perused various type card collectors sites any number of times (thanks for putting together such a comprehensive site, leon), and have studied the hobby for a few years and would like to think i am reasonably familiar with most issues out there and have been trying to cobble together a comprehensive list (if anyone already has one please share).

to the type card collectors-
in your experience, what has been the toughest to acquire? what's your favorite? what year does your collection begin? do you care about having an example from the 1986 topps set? what year does your collection end? if, say, you already have an e102 hal chase in good condition and then you see an e102 dots miller that you like, do you force yourself to choose between the chase and get the miller or are you cool having two cards from the same set? is there a theme of your type cards - ie- you go for examples of new york teams only? does it vary on type- ie- chicago for caramel cards and new york for t-cards? portraits only? etc.

the ways to go about this are so limitless and fascinating to me, so i'm curious as to how anyone with a type collection decides what to buy and how to narrow or expand their focus. please don't get me wrong- i'm not looking for an instruction manual or strategy guide- just looking to open a dialogue and get some opinions and preferences. any input is appreciated.
thanks in advance, as this board is always a font of knowledge. d

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Posted By: leon

First of all thanks for the kind words about the site. Unfortunately for my pocketbook it's not just a comprehensive list .....it's my collection. As stated previously I am selling off my 19th century cards for financial reasons (see definition of "addict") but still love collecting. The "toughest type" to acquire is a relative question. I have searched high and low for about 11 years and have an idea of "tough". I still haven't been able to get a hold of a D355. That being said Egan catalogued about 10 different ones so I feel confident there are more out there than the 1 I have seen before. I started out, at very first, doing the rookie HOF'er card quest but got tired of that after just a few years. No reason, I just did. I never really cared for the newer cards due to the oversupply of them and my nostalgic collecting habits. With my personality I have always like a variety of things so figured trying to acquire 1 of each ACC#'d pre-WWII card would be my goal, instead of building sets. With 19th Century included I guess I got to within 2-3 of completing my/the type set. I am not sure if that is very doable again but I guess with an unlimited budget it could be. Like the D355 there are a few that will just not be obtainable.....and of course my avatar, the T231, would probably be the toughest to find since I think I have the only physical one known....though I have been told about another I have never seen it. (I have seen the scan of the Xerox of Bigbee but no one knows where it is or if it exists anymore). Now that I am down to only needing a few 20th century cards I do upgrade to better types when I see one that catches my eye....and that happens about weekly .... Rarely do I sell the one that I upgraded from but sometimes I do. I find type collecting very enjoyable and there are no boundaries.. The other aspect about collecting cards in general are the friendships made. IMO about 99% of collectors are good folks...those other 1% are rascals though.......take care

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Posted By: G. Maines

A type card collection is directionless without a theme, imho. For example, at one time Leon's theme was ACC designated pre-war cards only. (that is two not very restrictive limitations). Other themes could include: only HOFers, only pink cards, only post-1930, only t-cards, etc. By setting a limit, your goals become manageable, and a "list" of priorities can be considered.

Good luck! Designing your own set is way better than chasing someone else's idea of a set.

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Posted By: Scott M.

Being able to define your own parameters is one of the nice things about type collecting.

In my particular case, I am from the Philadelphia area so I enjoy trying to obtain Phillies or A's players for my type collection when possible. I'll make a few exceptions to incorporate some type cards from other sets that I like but my general theme is a pre 1920 "Philly" type collection.

http://www.sgccardregistry.com/set.aspx?cat=6&set=100

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Posted By: JimB

Type collectors are all crazy. Don't go down that road.
JimB

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Posted By: Paul S

Awww, we're all type collectors -- it just depends which particular type(s) we collect, and how many of the same type.

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Posted By: Tim

I am working on several sets slowly, but my major focus is type collecting Braves. I have several subsets such as Rookie of the Year, N.L. MVP’s, N.L. Batting Titles, etc. These make deciding which card of a particular type to buy easier, but can make it tougher if the card is more difficult to come by.

I know it can be blasphemous on this board but I do buy some newer cards. I have a Future HOF collection that I am putting together for my sons. I think it will be a good start to their collecting and will be fun to tell them stories about seeing these players play myself.

Eventually I hope to have a collection that not only is a great representation of the Braves organization but baseball cards themselves.

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Posted By: Bob

Type card collectors are the bane of all set collectors

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Posted By: B D

always need more MONEY~



BcD

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Posted By: Bruce Dorskind

David

We have been dedicated collectors of ultra high grade type cards for 31 years.

We find it quite fascinating, not only to collect the best available specimen, extant,
but also to gather information on the issuing card company. In addition to more
than 350 high grade type cards (many of which are the only known and/or highest
graded examples), we have over 100 articles, wrappers, boxes and promotions
from the card issuers

We have found the following to be among the most challenging (in high grade)

n 167 old judge
Large Gypsy Queen (N 175)
N 43 (psa 8 or better)
Kalamazzo Bat Team Cabinet
Four Base Hits
Darby Chocolate (complete box)
Baltimore News Cards
T 208 Fireside
Texas Tommy (high grade) Types 1 and 2
Bishop Team Cards ( E 200)
Eskay Franks
Fellan Hot Dogs
Armour Meat cards with tabs
Hires Test Card (psa 8) with tabs


We would be happy to answer any questions you have. Please write to us directly at



bdorskind@dorskindgroup.com

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

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Posted By: Ricky Y

Gil hit the nail on the head..you definitely have to set some limits/criteria or you will go crazy with all the different issues.

I got hooked on it after I joined Net 54 and looked at some of everyone's collections including Leon's.

My focus is to get a representative type card from each era...(19th century, 20's, 50's etc) with primary emphasis on the major issues...(Old Judge, T206, Cracker Jack, Playball etc). I'm not obessed with getting the harder to find ones like the E100...and do pick up easier to find regionals too if I find them appealing.

What I enjoy about type collecting is I never get bored because the cards look different.

Ricky Y