New to Pre-War. Need advice.

[steve B]

What they said.

A basic set of T205 without the expensive varieties wouldn't be too bad, and there are a lot of sets that aren't as popular or well known.

Goudeys should be doable if you ignore Lajoie in the 33 set.

The 35 and 36 Goudeys are interesting, and smaller sets. Although If you're into HOF players there's not much in 36.

Delongs are a small set that's pretty cool. Not common, but not all that tough either.

Picking up a basic type set could be a good start, you'll get an idea of what they look like in hand, and that will help pick a set you really like. It will also give you a good feel for what they're like so reprints will seem a bit more obvious.

Whatever you choose figure on building a set taking more than a year. Maybe the smaller sets with a solid budget, but the bigger sets will take longer.

Steve B

[Bpm0014]

Go with t206s. Actually, listen to all of the advice above and then make an informed decision. BUT, the T206 set is relatively inexpensive and rather ubiquitous. Cards can be found on here everyday for less than $20. Good luck.

[t206blogcom]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Go with t206s. Actually, listen to all of the advice above and then make an informed decision. BUT, the T206 set is relatively inexpensive and rather ubiquitous. Cards can be found on here everyday for less than $20. Good luck.

+1

[Fred]

Ed,

The T201 set is a good set to complete. There's only 50 cards (100 players) and no difficult cards to cough up a lung for. The cards are always on ebay.

Good luck and happy collecting in pre-war.

[kmac32]

Strip cards from the 20's are nice and fairly affordable

[Republicaninmass]

type cards seem to be a bargain these days

[Pythonfactory]

My favorite set is T202, as it combines art and real-life photos.

http://www.oldcardboard.com/t/t202/t202gal1.asp

[dabigyankeeman]

What TEAM do you root for? I collect YANKEES, all Yankee cards. This is a fantastic way to collect as it gives you incredible latitude to have a really varied collection, but with a common theme.

You can get Goudeys, Play Balls, T205's, Turkey Reds, Caramels, Strip cards, Exhibits, and hundreds of other types of cards of the team you like!!! It really is an awesome way to put together a fantastic collection to look thru.

[drcy]

It sounds as if you're one who wants to complete sets. If so, the Goudeys are good choices. Nice set, lots of stars, and many cards will be very affordable in that grade.

There are lots and lots of other interesting Pre-War sets, including small and relatively affordable ones. But Gd to Vg 33 and 34 Goudey sounds a fine choice to me.

The only issue is, if you buy raw (which is a great way to get save money), is to make sure you're buying authentic ones. There are fakes and reprints. Obviously most of the forgeries will be of the big stars, especially Ruth.

You can start a Goudey set by buying a group lot of raw low grade commons for cheap.

[joeadcock]

T206's in lower condition are reasonable as said before. Other E cards lower grade are also reasonable. Reasonable being less than $15 to $20.

[ethicsprof]

welcome aboard!
I 2nd the comments of Joeadcock.
Hi Frank!

best,
barry