OK then..... The top ten COSMETIC sets

[E93]

N167
N28
T206
T210
T212
E93
'14/'15Cracker Jack
'33 Goudey
Diamond Stars
'52 Topps
'53 Bowman

JimB

[rainier2004]

What is meant by "cosmetic"?

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

What is meant by "cosmetic"?

Assuming he meant "aesthetic," unless we're restricted to choosing sets produced by Estee Lauder.

[Brian Van Horn]

Someone said Estee Lauder. The E91 sets come to mind.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

What is meant by "cosmetic"?

Plastic Surgery

Perhaps Dan can show us his box of retired slabs again.

[oldjudge]

N172
N162
Kalamazoo bats
N300
Four base hits
Ramleys
T3
E135
T206
1953 bowman color

These are my ten most aesthetically pleasing sets

[vintagerookies51]

T3
1914/15 cracker jack
N173
E95
1933 goudey
1952 topps
1951 bowman
1953 bowman
1949 leaf
T206

[Bocabirdman]

It is threads like this that confirm just how fan-flippin'-tastic this site is. I wonder what the percentage would be if you asked a 1000 people on the street to NAME ten sets, period. Unless that street was outside of the National, I would say pretty daggone low..

[yanks4]

2. cosmetics, superficial measures to make something appear better, more attractive, or more impressive: The budget committee opted for cosmetics instead of a serious urban renewal plan

Collegiate Dictionary
2.done or made for the sake of appearance...b) Decorative, Ornamental c) not substantive : superficial

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

It is threads like this that confirm just how fan-flippin'-tastic this site is. I wonder what the percentage would be if you asked a 1000 people on the street to NAME ten sets, period. Unless that street was outside of the National, I would say pretty daggone low..

I was at a very small card show in Arlington TX over the weekend. BTW, Roger Neufeldt was there and was making his way to the National. He said he had visited some family and done another show or two on the road. I think that is why he wasn't at Chantilly last weekend.

However, there was another dealer there, from KS, with a few vintage cards. He was selling one as an E101 but it was an E92 Dockman. No biggie. But he had another game card that he had no clue about. I told him it was a 1906 Rustlers Game card, worth about $10-$20. He seemed impressed I knew what it was. It didn't hurt that I was wearing a shirt with a D304 Cobb on it. I had a great time at the show. There is no substitute for them.

Aesthetic-wise a few of my picks would be....(how anyone can leave off T205 I really don't know....just absolutely gorgeous cards)

T205
T204
D311
T330-2
E136 Home Run Kisses
D359
E221
T206
T212
R327 Diamond Stars

[kcohen]

N162
E93/94/95/96/97/98
1933 Goudey
Obak
T205
1912 Home Run Kisses
Rose Company Postcards
1952 Bowman
1955 Topps
M101-2