Personal Pre-War Set and Collector Survey

[Ronnie73]

1. I've been collecting cards since 1982 but started pre-war collecting at the end of 2010.

2. I own around 2000 pre-war sports cards. I also own around 6000 pre-war non sports cards. I don't really sell many pre war items, so my answer for number 2 and 3 are the same.

3. I own around 2000 pre-war sports cards. I also own around 6000 pre-war non sports cards. I don't really sell many pre war items, so my answer for number 2 and 3 are the same.

4. The most significant cards are probably my T206 Blue Old Mill, my group of T206 No Prints, and the large amount of different T206 front/back combo's.

5. I don't have any pre war sports card sets complete but my T206 set is at 514 different card fronts. For pre war non sports cards, I have a minimum of 6 complete T59 Flag 200 card sets, and probably around 20 complete and near complete (missing less than 5 cards) sets of random Chinese cards with the Pirate Cigarettes brand back. Also a near complete T113 Types Of Nations, T79 Military, T42 & T43 Birds, and T58 Fish. There's probably a few other sets but I'm mainly focused on T206, T59, and Chinese Pirate brand cards.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Ronnie73

1. I've been collecting cards since 1982 but started pre-war collecting at the end of 2010.

2. I own around 2000 pre-war sports cards. I also own around 6000 pre-war non sports cards. I don't really sell many pre war items, so my answer for number 2 and 3 are the same.

3. I own around 2000 pre-war sports cards. I also own around 6000 pre-war non sports cards. I don't really sell many pre war items, so my answer for number 2 and 3 are the same.

4. The most significant cards are probably my T206 Blue Old Mill, my group of T206 No Prints, and the large amount of different T206 front/back combo's.

5. I don't have any pre war sports card sets complete but my T206 set is at 514 different card fronts. For pre war non sports cards, I have a minimum of 6 complete T59 Flag 200 card sets, and probably around 20 complete and near complete (missing less than 5 cards) sets of random Chinese cards with the Pirate Cigarettes brand back. Also a near complete T113 Types Of Nations, T79 Military, T42 & T43 Birds, and T58 Fish. There's probably a few other sets but I'm mainly focused on T206, T59, and Chinese Pirate brand cards.

Ronnie, that is geat, and getting to 514 T206 subjects is no mean feat. And nothing wrong with non-sports sets as well. Sounds like you have some really interesting sets you are working on.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by BobC

Ronnie, that is great, and getting to 514 T206 subjects is no mean feat. And nothing wrong with non-sports sets as well. Sounds like you have some really interesting sets you are working on.

Thanks Bob, You have an incredible list yourself. I'd probably be at 522/524 of the T206's but when I started collecting them, I wanted all the front/back combinations. So I have many front duplicates but they all have different backs. So technically I have multiple T206 sets and all the cards are different between them. My second set is at 399/524, my third set is at 277/524, and my fourth set is at 163/524 and so on. My largest run for one card front (Hal Chase Blue Portrait) is 17 different backs. My biggest T206 regret is not getting an Eddie Plank early on, and not getting started sooner. I was side tracked for over 25 years with over produced cards that everyone owned.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Ronnie73

Thanks Bob, You have an incredible list yourself. I'd probably be at 522/524 of the T206's but when I started collecting them, I wanted all the front/back combinations. So I have many front duplicates but they all have different backs. So technically I have multiple T206 sets and all the cards are different between them. My second set is at 399/524, my third set is at 277/524, and my fourth set is at 163/524 and so on. My largest run for one card front (Hal Chase Blue Portrait) is 17 different backs. My biggest T206 regret is not getting an Eddie Plank early on, and not getting started sooner. I was side tracked for over 25 years with over produced cards that everyone owned.

Ronnie,

That is super impressive. I know the T206 set is big on Net54, so you fit right in. Good luck on getting where you want to end up, and scoring a Plank!