T206 REFERENCE....."you can check out any time you like. But, you can never leave !"

[tedzan]

Ron....Bob....Ryan

Great story's guys. I really appreciate your sharing them with us.

Hey Ryan
We think alike....here's the Musial from my 1st 1949 BOWMAN set. It is the very first BB card that I had Graded (many years ago).
And there is an interesting story to go with it. I tell you about it at the Philly Show (the end of this month). Hope to see you there.

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TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Bkrum]

I guess I would be considered a second generation T206 nut. Collected cards and sports memorabilia with my Dad from the mid 70s through the late 80s. Dad took it to another level becoming a dealer and eventually an early adapter at selling on Ebay. He bought a lot of collections but was first and foremost a collector always keeping the best stuff for our personal collection including eventually collating a sharp T206 set. While the details are fuzzy I remember buying a collection from someone from the south which had some Cobbs and some particularly nice Southern Leaguers, many with unique penciled initials signifying ownership.

None of these cards ever saw a grading company until I became involved again and caught the fever a couple years ago. Now I am slowly reeducating myself on the set along with the new reality of grading. Goal is to the build the set to an average of PSA 4 while also trying to attain at least one example of each back. Morphing out to T205 and T207 as well. Final goal is to get one of my college age boys to eventually catch the T206 fever that me and my Dad have had off and on for 40 years.