Question for the board on Caramel sets

[Scott L.]

As I approach completing my version of the T206 set (hopefully) I am thinking about the next set I am going to start on. I thought I'd like to try my hand at a caramel set. I know nothing about them so my first question would be is this realistic for any of the sets based on the following?

1) Must be color, I'm just not in to b & w cards.
2) There are no cards that cost over say $2,000 (I know that probably rules out any with Wagner and Jackson).

Are all of the "E" sets considered caramel? I'd really be interested in any color sets from the early 1900's.

I'm fine with collecting SGC 10's thru 50's.

I welcome all thoughts and suggestions.

Best,

Scott

[timn1]

Both are do-able, but different. E96 you might be able to do the whole set for $2000 if you're not too picky about condition. If you are into HOFers, then go for E95, which has Wagner, Cobb, Matty, etc. Even then none of them will cost you $2000 per card unless you want high-grade.

Tim

[FrankWakefield]

E102's...

[Bicem]

e98 all in the same color for a nice challenge.

[DavidW]

I thought E102 set collecting was difficult due to the Wagner pitching pose which is hard to find. I'd suggest checking out the oldcardboard site and viewing the card images. Determine what sets look most appealing then figure out the costs of Wagners, Cobb and Matthewson.

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by DavidW

I thought E107 set collecting was difficult due to the Wagner pitching pose which is hard to find. I'd suggest checking out the oldcardboard site and viewing the card images. Determine what sets look most appealing then figure out the costs of Wagners, Cobb and Matthewson.

David,

I think you meant to type E102, in response to Frank's suggestion to collect E102s. You are correct though in that there are three rarities in the E102 (Wagner throwing, Miller fielding, and Doyle batting) that make completing this set difficult. The e102 is a great set, but both the Wagner fielding and Cobb cards will both exceed $2000.

Wes

[Matt]

Hey Scott - So many to choose from!
E93, E95, E96, E98 are all great options, but for my money I give the edge to the colorful artwork on the E92/E101/E102 issues (the E106 issue has the same artwork, but the printing is not nearly as clear as with the other 3 and E105s are going to price you out).

Of those 3 issues, you can decide how big a set you want to chase - on one side you've got E102 with only 29 cards (25 different players) and at the opposite end you've got E92 Crofts Candy/Cocoa and E101 with 50 cards (45 different players). Per card, the Crofts (both Candy and Cocoa) are the toughest, followed by the E101s and the E102s are the most numerous, per player. Between those, I think the E101s and the Crofts Candy are both undervalued considering their scarcity compared to the Cocoas and the E102s. There are about as many Croft's Candy cards of each player as there are Cocoa, but the Cocoa sell for quite a bit more. There are quite a few more E102s of each player then E101s, but they sell for about the same.

Of course, now that you've tamed the monster, if you want to go for an even greater challenge, you can try and tackle the M116 Sporting Life issue, although the artwork isn't nearly as nice as those mentioned above.

[ScottFandango]

nobody mention E90-1....an amazing set to collect....about 120 cards, differing degrees of rarity, some very affordable, some thousands of $$...and just a great looking colorful set...

looks nicer than a lot of other caramels because they have multi colored backgrounds, not monochromatic...

not to mention it has Joe Jackson's rookie .....a set you cant go wrong with...

[Matt]

Originally Posted by ScottFandango

nobody mention E90-1....

It wasn't mentioned because one of his two requirements was "2) There are no cards that cost over say $2,000"