T206 guys what to collect. Please like opinions

[kamikidEFFL]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I'd recommend collecting something else...

What do u recommend lol

[ullmandds]

Well... Tell me what it is about tea 206 that strikes your fancy then maybe I can offer other suggestions.

[shernan30]

Yes, yes, collect Chase. Convert to a Yankees fame . Like I mentioned, I'm hitting Columbus Senators first since I'm putting a lot of $$ into my Goudey set. I will eventually move onto the NY Highlanders of the T206 and T3 sets.

[kamikidEFFL]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Well... Tell me what it is about tea 206 that strikes your fancy then maybe I can offer other suggestions.

What I like about the set is more the history behind the set. I mean it's basically the first mass produced card really. I am big into antiques and vintage stuff. Plus the art work is something I enjoy very much. Just to think what they had to use to get this real life cards. I mean probably one I the most sought after sets in our hobby so I want to be involved with the history behind our great hobby.

As for the converting to a Yankee fan that will never happen haha

[freakhappy]

It seems like you are still very much in the middle of deciding what you want to collect. What I would do seriously, is start collecting a certain team first and complete that mini set and that may tell you where you want to go from there. Each team doesn't have that many players and they aren't too tough to collect depending on which team you select. Either way, you won't have trouble selling them off if you decide you don't want them anymore. If you collect Southern Leaguers, you will be looking at around $45-60 a pop generally for a "good" conditioned card except for a few that will cost you a little bit more and there are 48 of them, so it will take a bit before you finish. If you just select a certain team to collect, you can pick one with one or two HOFers, so you have some relevant players in there so it doesn't make it a somewhat boring team to collect.

Ultimately the decision is yours, but IMO this may be the way to start out and then decide.

[kamikidEFFL]

I like ur thought mike. It does make sense just start buying and then see where to go from there. Maybe that's what I will do. I just now will jut pick a team an go with it

[Jayworld]

I concur with the horizontals, and other than one, which has been selling for a lot recently both on the bay and here, the six cards are relatively inexpensive to find/obtain. I am halfway there….

[ullmandds]

My opinion...if u must collect T206!!!!!! Would be to NOT go after team sets...unless you think you may go after the whole set...this is a bad investment!

Go after individual cards...I like the horizontals...or just specific players/poses you fancy...even better if they are HOF'ers...SL'ers are tougher and will hold value well in the future.

If you are just sticking to fronts...the above criteria will be a good investment in your enjoyment and beyond.

If u think you'd like to collect the backs...go after mid grade tougher backs...avoiding the real toughies unless you want to spend a lot of $$$$....go after the BL's...the Carolina Brights...the hindu's...the EPDG...these should hold value well...again...much better if the fronts are H'ofers.

I'd avoid "fads" like Mullin, Titus.


As a reformed T206 backs collector/type collector...I love the idea of going for a run as this encompasses lots of diff styles of collecting all in one.