Looking for some pointers on selecting my next set.

[edhans]

I always vote for E90-1. Doable, but won't be cheap. Even a rough Jackson will appraoch $10k. Tough SP Hall-of-Famers Waslh, Speaker, Young (Cle), Wagner (Throwing), Duffy, and Keeler (horixontal and red background) will be elusive and expensive. A beautiful set with lots of unique artwork. Best of luck with whatever you choose.

[Sean]

I love the T206 set, but a back run can be very expensive. Even in a low grade.
Blank- $1000
Lenox- at least $1000
Red Hindu- close to $1000
Piedmont 42- close to $1000
Uzit- $3-4000
Drum- $4-5000
Broadleaf 460- at least $5000
Lenox Brown- $8000
Old Mill Brown- $10-12,000 (and let me know if you find one for sale )
Ty Cobb back- don't even ask

I suggest what an earlier poster said. Do a team run, or maybe collect your favorite HOFs. Perhaps a back run of a particular player.
Once you get started, you may want the whole set. And there are plenty of us here to help with any questions you might have.

PS- Welcome to Net 54

[shernan30]

Thanks for the responses about the T206 back set. I've done a little research, but apparently not enough on that one. I came across a semi complete one on an auction site and thought it would be pretty sweet to work on. May take a stab at a sub set and see where it leads me.

Any thoughts on one of the 1930's sets? I keep going back and forth on the Goudey and the R312s.

[dabigyankeeman]

1956 Topps baseball. Best looking Topps set ever. Great action shots and great head shots, super colors. Not overly large number of cards, not an overly large number of expensive cards, and it looks fantastic in an album all together. Looks best when complete if you put it in an album sorted by TEAM rather than NUMERICALLY. Go for it.

The 1934 Goudey is really nice set, but tragic that it doesnt have a Ruth card in it. If i was putting a 34 Goudey set together, when done, i would get one 33 Goudey Ruth and put it at the end in my album to supplement it.

On the earlier cards, the T205 is so colorful and such a neat design, and in sheets that display 15 cards at once it really looks impressive even with lessor condition cards.

[EvilKing00]

your #3. T205 Gold Border set - Should do just the trick.

There are 221 or so cards in the set, there are 18 different back varaitions, team subsets, Minor league subsets, HOF ers and Short prints. As well as some hard to come up printing errors. You will not complete this set
attending an average sized card show or even a large one - you also wont have to put your kid on ebay to afford it, lol. Sure there are a few higher priced cards but nothing too crazy.

Full disclosure here - I have been working on the t205 set for just over a year and I have 70 cards so far, (I was very aggressive the 1st 6 months lol) its not a cake walk but it is attainable.

Its also IMO the 2ed most beautiful set ever made beside the turkey reds.

Good luck with what ever you choose!

[vintagecpa]

I think if I were to pick one, it would be the T205 if you like the look of the set. There isn't any one card that will break the bank and it has most of the major stars represented with only one card (A huge plus for those working on a budget). Unlike some of the other sets, it is a challenging set (200+ cards) that you can complete in a reasonable amount of time. Good luck.

[Paul S]

Steven, Welcome to the board. From what you list, you sound like a type collector. Why not just get a card or two from each set in which you are interested? Stick your big toe in the water to gauge the temperature and go from there. - Paul

[shernan30]

Paul, you do make some sense there. I went to a show two weeks ago, my first one in years, and it was full of pre war cards. I was in heaven (while my wife was disappointed since she is only interested in modern cards) and wanted one of everything. Since then I've been bouncing around on the sets I'm interested. There are a few winter auctions going on right now that I may pick up a few different cards a see what I like best.

I do think I'm set on the 1956 Topps set though. There would have to be a lot of swaying to get that one to budge. Plus, of all the vintage cards I like thats the only one my wife likes (which means I get to buy as many as I want with no questions, lol.)