The Fifth Cobb - Very Rare

[Laxcat]

One way ticket to despair/bliss

Agreed. I finally have the finances/interest to put together some prewar stuff. I'll never have enough for a Wags or Plank but I think everything else is doable as long as I don't overreach.

[Leon]

Condition is second to owning. Congrats on a great pick up!! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That thing has some character going for it..

Originally Posted by Laxcat

One way ticket to despair/bliss

Agreed. I finally have the finances/interest to put together some prewar stuff. I'll never have enough for a Wags or Plank but I think everything else is doable as long as I don't overreach.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Leon

Condition is second to owning. Congrats on a great pick up!! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That thing has some character going for it..

I agree condition for a collector is secondary. As one of the poorer members trying to collect the T210 set I would be more than happy to pick some up in that condition.

Now if I invested in cards it would be an entirely different story.

[peterose4hof]

I don't think this one would get the PWCC High-End Certified status.

[Laxcat]

Thanks Leon. I thought it was a good pick up. I'm trying to put together as much of the t206's as I can on a shoestring budget. My rule is: the only money I spend on prewar is from modern cards that I sell. Luckily for me I had a couple cases of 85 FB racks sitting around! That knocked out some variations and the O'Hara STL. The fun is in the hunt for me.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Is the card even authentic? Why does the chipping/paper loss around the edges show "fresh" paper underneath? Shouldn't it be evenly toned around the edges?

[Laxcat]

The picture washes it out a bit. In hand the ripped paper has a yellow tone to it.