Personal Pre-War Set and Collector Survey

[BobC]

Originally Posted by sreader3

Hi Bob, Thanks for the kind words. It seems to me like you have quantity AND quality! Scot

LOL Depends on how you define "quality" I guess Scot. To one person, having say an F-50 Yuenling's, an E103 Williams Caramel, and an E253 Oxford Confectionery card of Ty Cobb would maybe be considered as having quality cards. But to another person, having them all in a PSA or SGC 1 condition may not. I guess I've always equated "quality" more with the condition and shape the cards are in rather than who it is that is actually on the cards. Appreciate your kind words as well, and thanks to you, I may have to start rethinking about how I define "quality" from now on.

[Yoda]

1. Since before the Flood.

2. Over 1,000 - Full Count days.

3. Now about 300.

4. Multi current examples from pre-war set: OJ to '41 Playball.

5. Best current cards are T3 Cobb, Turkey Red Cobb, '33 Goudy Ruth #53 &149, '33 and '34 Gehrig !60 and 37, respectively, and a '36 WWG Gehrig.

6. No complete sets at present.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Yoda

1. Since before the Flood.

2. Over 1,000 - Full Count days.

3. Now about 300.

4. Multi current examples from pre-war set: OJ to '41 Playball.

5. Best current cards are T3 Cobb, Turkey Red Cobb, '33 Goudy Ruth #53 &149, '33 and '34 Gehrig !60 and 37, respectively, and a '36 WWG Gehrig.

6. No complete sets at present.

Hey John, looks like you've got a really great collection of significant cards there. Awesome!!!

[tedzan]

#1......My 1st pre-war card, which was acquired at the famous Willow Grove Show (Pennsylvania) in March 1981.




#2...... ?


#3......Approx. 3000 cards. Complete sets of N28, N29, N162, T209-1, 1933 and 1934 GOUDEY, 1935 DIA. STARS, 1939 - 1941 PLAY BALL.
And "complete" T206 sets...... PIEDMONT*, SOVEREIGN, SWEET CAPORAL Factory #30**. American Beauty 460 (73 of 74 cards) sub-set.





#4.....Too many to list here.


#5..... ?


Foot notes....
* ...... 520 card set. All - PIEDMONT set (missing Plank and Wagner)
** ....468 card set. All - SWEET CAPORAL set (missing only Wagner)


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[BobC]

Originally Posted by tedzan

#1......My 1st pre-war card, which was acquired at the famous Willow Grove Show (Pennsylvania) in March 1981.




#2...... ?


#3......Approx. 3000 cards. Complete sets of N28, N29, N162, T209-1, 1933 and 1934 GOUDEY, 1939 - 1941 PLAY BALL. PLUS......
complete T206 sets = PIEDMONT*, SOVEREIGN; SWEET CAPORAL Factory #30**, American Beauty 460 (73 of 74 cards) sub-set.




#4.....Too many to list here.


#5..... ?


Foot notes....
* ...... 520 card set. All - PIEDMONT set (missing Plank and Wagner)
** ....468 card set. All - SWEET CAPORAL set (missing only Wagner)


TED Z

T206 Reference
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Ted,

Goes without saying you have an awesome collection. Everyone on here has heard your card knowledge and seen your posts of amazing cards you have, along with the stories of how you had started collecting as a kid from packs you bought yourself. What surprises me is hearing you didn't start collecting any pre-war cards till 1981. Always think of you as a pre-war T206 collector, now know better.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by BobC

Ted,

Goes without saying you have an awesome collection. Everyone on here has heard your card knowledge and seen your posts of amazing cards you have, along with the stories of how had started collecting as a kid from packs you bought yourself. What surprises me is hearing you didn't start collecting any pre-war cards till 1981. Always think of you as a pre-war T206 collector, now know better.

Hi Bob

My 2 teenage Daughters started collecting BB cards in the 1970's. I credit them for getting me to start collecting Sports cards in 1977. We went to my parent's house and found
in the attic a "treasure chest" of all the cards from my youth.
BOWMAN's, LEAF's, TOPPS's, etc. from 1947 - 1952. From 1977 to 1981, I concentrated on completing those sets. Then in 1981, I attended my first major Show at Willow Grove,
and a whole new world of collecting was opened to me....pre-war cards.

Thanks,


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[BobC]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hi Bob

My 2 teenage Daughters started collecting BB cards in the 1970's. I credit them for getting me to start collecting Sports cards in 1977. We went to my parent's house and found
in the attic a "treasure chest" of all the cards from my youth.
BOWMAN's, LEAF's, TOPPS's, etc. from 1947 - 1952. From 1977 to 1981, I concentrated on completing those sets. Then in 1981, I attended my first major Show at Willow Grove,
and a whole new world of collecting was opened to me....pre-war cards.

Thanks,


TED Z

T206 Reference
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Fantastic story Ted! Can never tire from hearing it.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hi Bob

My 2 teenage Daughters started collecting BB cards in the 1970's. I credit them for getting me to start collecting Sports cards in 1977. We went to my parent's house and found
in the attic a "treasure chest" of all the cards from my youth.
BOWMAN's, LEAF's, TOPPS's, etc. from 1947 - 1952. From 1977 to 1981, I concentrated on completing those sets. Then in 1981, I attended my first major Show at Willow Grove,
and a whole new world of collecting was opened to me....pre-war cards.

Thanks,

TED Z

T206 Reference
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Hi Ted, It's interesting how some things are similar but also different because of a different generation. I collected cards in the early 1980's when I was 9 and stuck with the current issues. Then in 2008, I found Net54 (the original website) and just like you, a whole new world of collecting was opened to me....pre-war cards. I learned a lot about the T206 set while reading your posts from the previous years, all the way to current times. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are one of the reasons I got into the T206 set. Now I'm out there sharing knowledge to others.