Chronicling my T206 adventure

[skelly423]

Thank you for sharing. I think you've touched on something I've recently experienced with my own collection, but had never been able to articulate. I've been fortunate to buy some really nice cards, but they sit in boxes or drawers and seldom see the light of day. I don't feel the strong connection I should feel to some very special pieces, and I lack the motivation to complete simple projects that I should really enjoy.

I've recently dabbled in some T206 commons, and found that I really enjoy being able to handle them without worrying about destroying thousands of dollars in value. They're visible, available, and I am interacting with them daily; I've been much happier with this than any set I've worked on in years.

[stutor]

Great post! I really enjoyed reading through your thought process. I, too, collect exclusively t206. Most of my cards are slabbed so I understand the frustration of focusing on the spreadsheet more than the cards themselves. For this reason, I started a secondary binder project a few months back. I haven’t made a ton of headway yet, but I’ve found that I genuinely enjoy flipping through the pages and enjoying the cards. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your project!!!!

[Casey2296]

Very nice post and good luck on your journey. Flickr is a great way to scan, upload and view your entire collection and share it with others.

[brianclat11]

That is a great story about collecting and how that vision sometimes changes. I look forward to reading future updates to this post. Thanks for sharing!

[Pat R]

Nice post James I enjoyed reading it. I'm guessing by your avatar that Bowerman is one of your favorites what are some of your other favorite portraits?

[Cmvorce]

Great post! I put my T206s (and my 50s Topps sets) in lighthouse binders too. I love them.

[53toppscollector]

Yeah I love the Bowerman image because of the yellowish green background, there aren't a ton of yellowish green background portraits, I really like that image.

A few of my other favs

Krause - Because he was my first.

Hal Chase Pink - The pink background is distinct, and he looks so innocent in his portrait pose

Doyle

Huggins - his portrait always reminds me of Alfred E Neuman for some reason, lol

Joss - Yellow background, and hes an all time great.

Lajoie - Yellow...I love the yellow

Lipe - Like his cap, a lot of the Southern League portraits are among my favs

Mattern - Like how the red on his uniform contrasts with the green background

O'Leary - I like the pose

Overall - The gradient orange background is lovely

Revelle - I love the background color

Ryan - the light blue background and his rosy cheeks

Street - The gradient green background is beautiful

Walsh - I like the blueish green background and his dark blue jersey pops nicely

Cy Young - A classic image

[skelly423]

Originally Posted by 53toppscollector

Yeah I love the Bowerman image because of the yellowish green background, there aren't a ton of yellowish green background portraits, I really like that image.

I'm sure it's already on your radar, but you owe it to yourself to grab a Bill Donovan portrait for the same reason. It's just electric in person

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

I do the same thing - lock all the valuable cards in a large sturdy fire safe or safety deposit box, never look at them, and get bored. Similarly, I spend most of my time in an Excel spreadsheet or Access database crunching numbers like: current value vs. price paid, length of ownership vs. change in value, creating "hot & cold" lists based on price fluctuation, etc, etc. Its the geeky thing to do, but is enjoyable.

One thing that has helped is I always take clear pictures of each item, so I do spend some time reviewing the photo's and smiling!