e107 vs t206

[sb1]

Nelson,

I owned it(prior to slabbing) card on right and this one on left, as well as 1 other lower grade one. Most were obtained 2003 and prior. Sorry for the tiny scan.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by sb1

Nelson,

I owned it(prior to slabbing) card on right and this one on left, as well as 1 other lower grade one. Most were obtained 2003 and prior. Sorry for the tiny scan.

Verry nice.

[sb1]

While we are on the E107 subject I have dupes of Coughlan G/Vg, Mitchell VG and Hickman EXMT front, two small spots of back damage at the top, to trade for other commons I don't have. PM me if interested.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

So is t206 the poor man's version of the e107. Do a lot of collectors only gravitate to the t206 because it is in their budget and/or are unwilling to wait for more e107s to come up for sale?

What is your take on this?

I gravitated to t206's because I liked them - it's that simple.
I collect them because they are available, they are in my budget, and I like to build sets. I considered it a chase ( I suppose it depends upon your perspective), and I did enjoy it.

I also like to read the threads about e107's (along with many other pre-war issues) and appreciate the set.

I'm certain I'll never attempt the e107 set (short of winning the lottery) mostly due to funds, but also because I'm a little impatient. I would however like to get an example for my type collection! Unfortunately, even that seems like a long shot due to cost. No worries though....

[rainier2004]

I love e107s and will read every thread and possibly 1/4 of the 206 thread. I got 2 e107s and zer0 206s in the collection and would consider the e107 wags and matty my 2 favorite all-time cards that seem to be very under appreciated outside the hobby.

[sb1]

Nothing wrong with T206's, they are the Morgan Dollar of card collecting and a dealer's dream, lots of supply AND demand. I put my set together many years ago. The back matrix has now picked up an entire new spectrum of collectors and really requires some indepth research, which many collectors thrive on. I know for a fact that the few sets I still collect, I researched and studied the ins and outs(no not that thread), of the subject matter, before during and after the hunt. One of the things I really liked about E107's was the difficulty of completing the set, no amount of money can do it, just time and searching and shear luck. This is also true of the set I now collect.

[e107collector]

E107's are my favorite set, hence my user id. I've been following the set for the last 8 years now. I always read threads related to them, and I think some of the most knowledge collectors about the set are board members here.

The black and white Horner portraits always fascinated me, compared to a color lithograph.

I will be following the sales of some of the cards tonight, but won't be bidding. There are too many great cards coming up all at once, and my budget can only go so far! I'm still saying $165K on the Matty tonight.

Here is my E107 Plank:



Tony

[shammus]

There was one time when I had 3/4ths of the set complete. I've always had challenges trying to remain focused on a project long enough to complete it. There's so many cards in so many other sets that I really like and it was difficult for me to have several hundred tied up into each common and then anywhere from 4 to 15k tied up into each Hofer.

What's that? You don't believe I had 3/4ths of the set complete?? Oh, my fault, should have added that it was a Type 2 set I was going for....

[e107collector]

Brian,

How close did you come to completing the Type 2 set? In your opinion, which type 2 is the toughest? The Delehanty?

Tony

[sb1]

Delehanty can't be that hard, I have one right here

(on the right)

Notice the text difference at the bottom.

[shammus]

Hey Tony! Hope you are well....

I had 6 of the 8 cards, although I was able to acquire a 7th, Tenney, at a later date. Still have that one actually.

I'd say the toughest would be Seybold. I've never been able to confirm that a Type 2 Seybold even exists. All the others I've seen anywhere from 2 to 5 examples of including Tenney and Waddell, which was the most recent addition to the Type 2 checklist a few years ago. The Delehanty was far and away the most expensive but not the toughest. Each time I've seen a Type 2 Delehanty up for auction it goes between 12-15k. Lajoie is the Type 2 I've seen the most of to date.

I won Chris Sullivan's Type 2 Keeler a few weeks back from Legendary. First time in years that I think I've owned an e107 HOFer...