T210 Suggestions

[kkkkandp]

For the past several years I have been almost exclusively an Old Judge collector, but most of the players for whom I am now looking surface very infrequently and I don't like not being able to scratch an itch for that long!

I'm thinking of dabbling in the T210 set because I am more attracted to cards that have pictures on them as opposed to drawings, but I am woefully uneducated on the T210 set. I have a whopping 1 in my collection.

I'm not sure I'd jump right in and start to do an entire series (I like some of the crazy poses, so I could get my feet wet with them), but is it safe to say that the series get harder to complete as the number increases? If not, how would you rank the series by scarcity?

[Bocabirdman]

Hi.....Your numeric correlation is basically correct. I find 1, 2, and three to be plentiful. 4 has been tough. Five seems to break the streak as, for me it has been easier, akin to the first three. 6, 7 & 8 are tougher, with 7 being ever so slightly easier than the other two. So speaks one collector in Florida......

However you chose to go about it, unless you are prepared for a slow slog with lots of down time, a looser level of acceptability is in order. The Red Borders chip easily........ Good luck....I have been chasing it since the T206 dried up for me over a year ago. I have reached 140.......

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

...unless you are prepared for a slow slog with lots of down time, a looser level of acceptability is in order. The Red Borders chip easily...

Thanks, Mike. I'm hoping that the down periods and conditions are at least a little better than the ones I'm currently experiencing with the N172s.

[Bocabirdman]

just a random scan as an example .....I think these are Series Three

Series Three p1 45 001.jpg

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

Hi.....Your numeric correlation is basically correct. I find 1, 2, and three to be plentiful. $ has been tough. Five seems to break the streak as, for me it has been easier, akin to the first three. 6, 7 & 8 are tougher, with 7 being ever so slightly easier than the other two. So speaks one collector in Florida......

However you chose to go about it, unless you are prepared for a slow slog with lots of down time, a looser level of acceptability is in order. The Red Borders chip easily........ Good luck....I have been chasing it since the T206 dried up for me over a year ago. I have reached 140.......

My "non-set collector" self agrees with this. I have BST'd different series and try to watch them, as many do. You could try one of each to start with? And I have to agree, the poses on the T210s are great.

[Bocabirdman]

Also, there are a couple Big Dawgs n the yard....Shoeless Joe and Casey S. to name two of the biggest.

[trdcrdkid]

I have at least one from each series, but the most from the first three series. I think half of my 65 or so T210s may be from series 1 and 2. I got them all 15+ years ago, most in several big lots.

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

Also, there are a couple Big Dawgs n the yard....Shoeless Joe and Casey S. to name two of the biggest.

As much as I'd love to have both of those (who am I kidding - even one of those), they are way beyond the means of mortal men.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

As much as I'd love to have both of those (who am I kidding - even one of those), they are way beyond the means of mortal men.

Yes, the same way the average Joe considers the Monster to top out at 518...