T206 Reference / Reflections.....Tuesday Nite Trivia

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

I don't remember the specific show (some show in Northern Virginia), and I am not sure the year (probably around 1986), but my first T206 was a Bresnahan Batting, and I am pretty sure it was a Piedmont (not sure the series). I loved it. It was so small and old and I thought it was very special. Whenever I "traded" with friends -- and we did that all the time -- everyone wanted my tobacco card, but no 1975 Gary Carter, 1983 Boggs or 1984 Donruss Mattingly could pry Roger from me. I don't think i knew at the time that he was a Hall of Famer.

A few years later I picked up a Cy Young with Glove, which then became my all-time favorite card. Each time I got back into collecting (this being my 3rd time), Cy Young with Glove with an early must purchase.

Hi Ryan

Thanks for telling us your story. And now 34 years later you have a complete 524-card T206 set.... https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=284539

A "MEGA" Congratulations to you.....you are the man !

Take care my friend,

TED Z
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[MVSNYC]

Ted, very possible! I used to goto shows also at the Whitehall Mall, Palmer Mall, Phillipsburg Mall, Merchant Square Mall, etc...

I think we first met at the old Fort Washington shows, circa early 90’s.

And obviously we have done a few stealth deals in NJ & NYC!

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Ted, very possible! I used to goto shows also at the Whitehall Mall, Palmer Mall, Phillipsburg Mall, Merchant Square Mall, etc...

I think we first met at the old Fort Washington shows, circa early 90’s.

And obviously we have done a few stealth deals in NJ & NYC!

Mike

The first Fort Washington (Philly) Shows was in March 1993. I think your recollection is correct when we first met at my booth. We've been wheeling-n-dealing for about 26 years now.

It's amazing how time flies when you're having fun.

Take care my friend.

TED Z
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[tedzan]

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Continuing from Post #1004 regarding the Willow Grove Show. My good ole buddy, Dan Paley, was a H.S. classmate of Bob Schmierer who gave us Dealer tables at the Show.
What an experience it was in the early 1980's. I felt like I went from an amateur dealer to a "professional" dealer overnite that first weekend. Anyhow the story I'm getting to
here is the dealer across from my set-up. Some of you old-timers may remember Wayne Miller. Friday afternoon, on his 12-feet of table space, he'd place a large white sheet.
He would arrange 100's of T206 cards on the sheet. A large group of commons on the left (priced at $2 - 4). The stars on the right. You could purchase any one of the 4 Cobb
cards (Vg - Ex) for a mere $15 - 20 each. Typically by Saturday, he had sold all his T206's. Sunday he would replenish his inventory and by the end of the Show he had only a
few left to take home. It was quite a sight to watch Wayne's operation. Needless to say, I acquired a good number of T206 cards from him.


On display here is a Willow Grove Show program from those years. It contained several pages of very worthwhile information (Dealers, Table layout, etc.) regarding the Show.
On the back of this program was an advertisement for the tremendous Seafood Restaurant (only a short walk from the Convention Center). The Boston Sea Party was a very
popular restaurant in the 1970's-1990's. T'was a consistently excellent franchise, as I will attest to, having eaten at this one, in Denver, Carol Stream (IL) and Cherry Hill (NJ).


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Gee guys.....I'm sure you have some really interesting T206 stories to tell.....so why not share them with us.


TED Z
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