What Draws You to the Set(s) or Player(s) you collect?

[Jason Carota]

My first pre-war card was a T206 Johnny Bates. From there I started to work on the set. As time went on, I sold of what I had of the set to pursue other pre-war interests. Now I have come back to the Monster again....this time for good.

I find the T206 issue has all the qualities I like a set to have:

1. Aesthetics: The artwork on the cards is amazing. The sunset backgrounds really stand out.

2. History: The Deadball Era is my favorite period of MLB history. The T206 set contains players from the era who were in the twilight of their careers, current stars/commons, and minor leaguers who were just starting out.

3. Collectability: So many options are available to the T206 collector. Along with pursuing a 519 card version of the set, I'm also "working" on seven different sub-sets (backs, MA born, HOF members, Polar Bear, portraits, stamped backs, and sunsets.) No need to purchase multiple cards , just insert cards from the main set and you're good to go.