Newer to T206 Collecting, seeking advice...

[lloydchristmas]

Originally Posted by sreader3

Hi Ryan,

You may want to read my e-book:

http://www.oldcardboard.com/t/t206/i...al-edition.pdf

and check out my website

t206insider.com

Enjoy the chase.

Scot Reader

Scot, awesome resource! I will definitely read it and have already begun scouring the site.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by vintagechris

The Books Deadball Stars of the American League & Deadball Stars of National League are great books to learn about the players that are on the cards. Each book takes the teams and has individual biographical write ups on the players. I learned many interesting facts about the players when I read those books.

On order, thanks!

Originally Posted by orly57

One other book I highly recommend is David Cycleback's Judging the Authenticity of Early Baseball Cards. David is one of the members of this forum. The knowledge you'll glean is applicable to any older set you might collect, and will go a long way to protect you when buying from dealers you might not know (you should always try to buy from reputable dealers/individuals if at all possible). His website also has a wealth of information on forensic analysis, which will come in handy when examining not only baseball cards, but currency and historical documents, as well. This article on forensic light is fascinating, and useful to collectors.

Is David Cycleback a Nome De Plume, or is the guy's last name really Cycleback?

Awesome, thank you!

[frankbmd]

I’m surprised that no one has mentioned the requirement of having a Monster Number.

[Rhotchkiss]

Ryan, I notice you are in Baltimore. A handful of us mid-Atlantic guys are getting together in Crofton, MD on April 28, to show off cards, trade, and have fun. I know a good number of us will have t206s (some major and rare stuff that’s fun to see; for example I have an example of every t206 back except the Ty Cobb back) as well as other Pre war and post war cards. Shoot me an email at rhotchkiss@horizonlandco.com is you are interested and I can get you the details.

Ryan (another MD Ryan)

[edjs]

Go slow. Take your time to pick out the next card you want, then wait until you find the exact one that you want, don't buy it just for the sake of having it, find the perfect example for you. I used to collect the set, and jumped in with both feet, and blindfolded. I burnt out, even though I had some really nice cards. I lost interest, but am finding my focus on other series, but it is taking me awhile to sell off the cards I had acquired. I wish I had been more patient. Focus on small subsets, complete those, then move to another. And remember, you will never be done.

[lloydchristmas]

Originally Posted by edjs

Go slow. Take your time to pick out the next card you want, then wait until you find the exact one that you want, don't buy it just for the sake of having it, find the perfect example for you. I used to collect the set, and jumped in with both feet, and blindfolded. I burnt out, even though I had some really nice cards. I lost interest, but am finding my focus on other series, but it is taking me awhile to sell off the cards I had acquired. I wish I had been more patient. Focus on small subsets, complete those, then move to another. And remember, you will never be done.

Yes! I almost went full bore last night to make use of the 15% eBay bucks deal and was going to settle on a few “okay” cards. I’m glad I somehow resisted. I do want to do this right and have nicely centered, near/full registered color cards.

[Ronnie73]

Hi Ryan, Welcome to the T206 collecting world. It's never too late to start collecting something that you enjoy. The key is to have fun collecting. As your starting out, I'm assuming that your first major goal would be to collect the basic 520 card set with no importance to card back brand. If this is the case, there is no need to rush the set. The nice thing about T206's is if card back scarcity is not an important factor at the moment, there are always many cards to choose from and new one's being added daily. So take it slow. Wait for the right card with perfect centering or bright colors, or whatever might be most important to you to show up. Lastly, wait on a fair price. If you see something you like, make an offer, it never hurts to try. Most importantly, educate yourself. If you don't know the answer, ask us. We probably have one of the largest amounts of T206 collectors/experts in one place. Looking forward to future posts on your progress of collecting and learning.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I’m surprised that no one has mentioned the requirement of having a Monster Number.

A real travesty. All board T206 guys need to be in the Monster Thread.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by Leon

A real travesty. All board T206 guys need to be in the Monster Thread.

I better start counting my cards. I don't think I'm on the list. I might need 24 different set counts, with all the different front/back combinations. Honestly, I think I'm just embarrassed to have so many T206 front/back combo's but still be 7 somewhat simple cards away from a 520 set. In my defense, getting to 520 was honestly never a goal. I just knew that it would eventually happen at some point. As I mentioned in an earlier post to Ryan, no need to rush into a purchase. Wait for the right card and price to come along. I'm still waiting for the right card and price to come along on my final 7.

[lloydchristmas]

This is already proving to be really tough. Scouring eBay, nicely centered, good color/registration examples are few and far between. That, or collectors snap up those graded 4, 5, and 6’s really fast.

[deucetwins]

Any N54 post by Tedzan is also well worth the read. He's also done extensive research on the set. So much so that he's almost narrowed it down to which forest the trees used to make the paper were cut from.