How To Mess Up Some Nice T206s - 1908 Cubs Display

[tothrk]

I voted for “it doesn’t matter they messed the cards up”. Even if the backs of the cards were ruined from being peeled out of a scrapbook or something like that, adding more glue doesn’t help. It’s like giving a drowning man a glass of water.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by tothrk

I voted for “it doesn’t matter they messed the cards up”. Even if the backs of the cards were ruined from being peeled out of a scrapbook or something like that, adding more glue doesn’t help. It’s like giving a drowning man a glass of water.

Interesting perspective. I think they might not have been ruined backs as some were cracked out of PSA cases. Maybe they were already ruined, at least hopefully they were.

[ullmandds]

i was a tad bit harsh...it DOES look kinda cool...but not terribly professional!

[tschock]

Personally, I try to keep anything in their current state as best I can. The 'do no harm' thing. But in this case, I guess it depends on the size of the 'drop' of glue. One very tiny drop that fits outside the back border of the card will probably not do any more damage to the card than already exists. One 'drop' in the middle of the card the size of a thumbtack, probably a bit overkill. It should take the very smallest amount to hold them in place until framed.

[swarmee]

His sentences about coupons and Sweet Capital lost me. Needs a history lesson.

[trdcrdkid]

None of the cards look better than about a 2, so I’m not too upset about it. Still, I agree that it’s not a professional job, and it would have been much better to do it without glue.

[gregr2]

I like the display though it sucks they ruined the cards. Don't understand why they didn't use reprints, they could have artificially aged the cards to get the same effect.

[ullmandds]

I picked this up at a tag sale in CT last summer for $20 because I like the cards and the frame job/matting is just so beautifully done and probably cost 50 times what the cards are worth. This is what I'd call a professional job!

[frankbmd]

Calling this piece a “professional work of art” in Chicago may well be stretching the definition, particularly on the south side.

Calling this piece a “masterpiece” on the north side would be considered an understatement though.

A Cub fan worried about da matting or a drop of glue - fahget about it?

That said a well chewed stick of Wrigley’s gum instead of da glue would easily double the value.

[perezfan]

It looks quite unprofessional to me, and I don't care for it. All they had to do was utilize clear mounting corners, as opposed to compromising the cards.

Bad choice to use the glue, IMO.

[kmac32]

There are things that places like Aarons use to stick cards that come off without ruining the paper so they would not necessarily be ruined

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by kmac32

There are things that places like Aarons use to stick cards that come off without ruining the paper so they would not necessarily be ruined

Even if the look of corner tabs was not wanted, archival framing tape is acid free and water soluble. There was zero research into this plan.

[conor912]

While I actually like it aesthetically, I could never own that, let alone make it. It was made by a casual fan (and not a card collector) with more money than sense. Happens all the time.

[Chris-Counts]

I vote for No. 5: I don't like the display, and they messed the cards up. If you're going to destroy cards, at least create a good layout. The Cubs collection looks like someone spent about two minutes thinking it out.

Here's a piece I picked up a few years ago. I'm guessing someone — likely a woman — spent an entire winter hunched over a wood stove stitching this thing together. I wonder if she smoked Turkey Red cigarettes? I love how the colors are mixed up ...

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

I vote for No. 5: I don't like the display, and they messed the cards up. If you're going to destroy cards, at least create a good layout. The Cubs collection looks like someone spent about two minutes thinking it out.

Here's a piece I picked up a few years ago. I'm guessing someone — likely a woman — spent an entire winter hunched over a wood stove stitching this thing together. I wonder if she smoked Turkey Red cigarettes? I love how the colors are mixed up ...

Sorry to break it to you, Chris, but, that was made in 2012 by some punk in Girard, Ohio

[VintageBen]

"The backs of the cards, along with a short bio of the player and some stats, have coupons for the cigarette who pack they were in; Sweet Capital, Piedmont and Polar Bear"


I didn't know that T206's had player bios and stats on the back.... that's news to me.

[xplainer]

Originally Posted by VintageBen

"The backs of the cards, along with a short bio of the player and some stats, have coupons for the cigarette who pack they were in; Sweet Capital, Piedmont and Polar Bear"


I didn't know that T206's had player bios and stats on the back.... that's news to me.

Just read that too. Never have seen that before. Perhaps these are reprints too.

Also, he has never sold any t206 in the past.
Me thinks photo and cards are reprints.

[bounce]

I think the display looks nice, although I also agree if you're going to use real cards why not find a real photo?

Regarding the cards, there was a better way to do it than glue, would have required a little more work but wouldn't have been hard.

Feels lazy more than anything.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

i was a tad bit harsh...it DOES look kinda cool...but not terribly professional!

Agreed. I would have at least tried to align the borders a little better, regardless of size/cut/wear on the card.

I can only imagine how a double matting would have looked with the cards (expensive as ...). The top matte just showing the color/images and the bottom matte as white, to 'simulate' the actual borders.