e107 vs t206

[TUM301]

Like Nelson, I read each thread that comes up with an E 107 reference in it. Why, because you don`t see them anywhere near as often as all the 206 threads and the 107 set still has that vail of mystery to it. Love the black and white set up as well it being the 1`st major set to usher in the 20`th century. Have 12 at the moment and would have to go with the E 107 Matty as my favorite card of all time. My 2 cents.

[g_vezina_c55]

wow 12 E107 cards is an accomplishment. I will never start this set because i know i have not enough money and will never have enough money to finish this set The only E107 card i will probably own in my life is the Plank card, perhaps someday.
Congrat Murphy

[sb1]

Don't feel bad Nelson, even the guys with plenty of money can't complete the E107 set! There simply are not enough of the tough team variations in existence.

[dstudeba]

In the time you have been here you are correct that T206 has garnered the board's attention. If you look at the dates on those results you will notice the e107 threads were started before you joined. There was a time when this board was not dominated by T206. Some of us are still stuck in those old ways, please forgive our ignorance.

[Matthew H]

Mike Tyson vs. "the hurricane"

[ullmandds]

ditto what Dan said...the thread content used to be much more varied than these days.

It is an interesting comparison though...despite the fact that these 2 sets appear to have very little in common.

I'd surmise that E107 was somewhat of an experiment...a prototype you might say for later sets...hence the short supply of cards...was possibly produced in b/w to save $$$ and why it contains supreme rarities of some of the variations.

The E107 paved the way for sets like e90-1 and t206to be produced which came much later.

[terjung]

There is a lot of infatuation with the E107 set. I know that I pay particular attention whenever they are being discussed as they are my favorite set. (Go figure given my avatar.) Similar to T206 guys, E107 guys tend to be pretty passionate about the set, but in my experience, the infatuation doesn't wear off as much over the years.

I read probably less than 10% of the T206 threads.

I have owned a decent number of E107 HOFers, but have never bought a T206.