Somewhat new here and seeking advice

[AMBST95]

If you're trying to learn about past players, I think the KC T206 set is a nice start. The cards are easily attainable and are a great way to feel out the set as a whole. You may end up deciding to go for the whole Monster. Even if just doing the team set, I'd invest the 20-30 dollars into The T206 Collection: The Players & Their Stories. I started a lower grade T206 collection and this book has helped me learn a lot about the players themselves. Every time I get a new card, I reference the book to associate a story to each card. It makes mail day even more enjoyable, plus now I can impress my friends with random facts about dead minor leaguers. They must think I'm a genious.

[drc]

The 1933 Goudeys are good looking, nice player selection, and inexpensive in lower grade, ungraded form. The 1934 and 1935 Goudey are nice companion issues.

[Leon]

The mid 1930s National Chicle sets and others from that era can be had very, very inexpensively. Many times you can get small groups and they can equal $5-$10 each, for HOF'ers. This Traynor card was probably $5-$10 and if you are patient you can still pick them up for that much or close to it.

[Gecklund311]

1940 Play Ball might be a great choice for you - the set includes contemporary players such as Foxx, Ott, and Greenberg, but also has a nice selection of recently retired players and old timers. Overall it gives you as close to a full picture of the pre-WW2 era as you can get in one set.

The design is simple and inoffensive to most people, and the backs have an often interesting write-up on the player. Prices are quite reasonable even for Hall of Famers, and you can get mid to low grade commons for a couple bucks each if you buy in groups to start with. The roadblocks will be Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Joe Jackson, but you could find a decent copy of those for $500 or less if you shop carefully. I would bet you can put the rest of the set together (240 cards) without paying more than $50 for any card.

[iwantitiwinit]

Take a look at 1948 Bowman Baseball, good player content (spahn, feller, berra, musial, etc), only 48 cards in the set, prices not sky high and lots available on ebay. Once you complete it you can try for something a bit more ambitious.

[T206Collector]

I would definitely consider T206, as well as T201 and T202. Don't worry about the backs -- I've collected T206 feverishly for about 15 years, and I like to use the rare backs I get for good value to trade/sell to buy more T206s with common backs.

Good luck and you've come to the right place!

[mrvster]

Welcome aboard!!

T206 hands down.....so many different ways to collect the set it's not funny

it will fit any budget....

try the kc team, will be fun.....the tackle the monster!!it will be extremely rewarding