Collector poll- T206 vs. O.J.'s

[oldjudge]

LOL John--you've got the disease and it is impossible to cure. I prefer Old Judges for the following reasons:

1. Actual photos so you can see what the players really looked like
2. The first major baseball card set
3. The variety of variations (poses, errors, team changes, etc) is unparalleled.
Collecting Old Judges is a lifetime pursuit.
4. Ignoring backs, finishing the T206 set is only a matter of money. It doesn't
matter how much money you have, the rarities in the Old Judge set makes
"finishing" virtually impossible

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

LOL John--you've got the disease and it is impossible to cure. I prefer Old Judges for the following reasons:

1. Actual photos so you can see what the players really looked like
2. The first major baseball card set
3. The variety of variations (poses, errors, team changes, etc) is unparalleled.
Collecting Old Judges is a lifetime pursuit.
4. Ignoring backs, finishing the T206 set is only a matter of money. It doesn't
matter how much money you have, the rarities in the Old Judge set makes
"finishing" virtually impossible

Solid points Jay, I agree on number #4 I think even this guy still needs 3 cards to finish his set.

[the 'stache]

T206s for me, but I recognize the importance of the OJs, and would eventually like to explore the set some. There are a few cards I would really like to add, but they are definitely more expensive, so they're down the road a bit for me.

[ValKehl]

OJs by a wide margin - T206s are not even close!!!
Val

[Joe_G.]

I prefer OJs for a number of reasons (no surprise):

- I prefer actual photo over cartoon
- Interesting HOF selection (29 HOFers with far more poses to consider than T206) including Anson, Delahanty, Kelly, Wright, Rusie, and White to name a few. Their histories are every bit as interesting as the early 20th century players if you care to study them.
- Hard to beat the glimpse into early baseball history, from barehanded players to early catching gear.
- Cabinets to complement the small cards which give you an opportunity for a little color if you like that (mounts)
- Far more Leagues and Teams than T206 (I think "The Monster" is more appropriate for N172)
- Many ways to collect that can fit varying budgets
- OJs & GQs as separate sets, just like T206 should be split into separate sets (my opinion)
- OJ also has the prohibitively expensive rarities to dream about . . . Anson in Uniform (Wagner), McGreachery (Plank), and so on

While many cards are tough, many are very obtainable. We've seen some board members assembly pretty complete team sets in a rather short time for example.

[oldjudge]

Ah, I forgot one important Old Judge plus---no PSA registry of note. The people who collect Old Judges tend to collect the cards, not the plastic.

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Ah, I forgot one important Old Judge plus---no PSA registry of note. The people who collect Old Judges tend to collect the cards, not the plastic.

Show off.

[Eric72]

Out of curiosity, what would the checklist be for an OJ Philadelphia Phillies team set? I do think the cards are great and would like to build a small collection of them.