What set is the most under appreciated and why?

[BioCRN]

Strong agree on M116 Sporting Life, 1933 Tattoo Orbit, 1906 Fan Craze, and 1913 National Game/Tom Barker Game.

1949 Eureka Sportstamps are a bit underappreciated considering it's rather large set size and it's got a lot of post-war talent that didn't see a card release until 1950+.

[JollyElm]

For us post-war folks, the 1974 Topps set is stellar!!!! In fact, I started a thread about it a hundred years ago...

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=172335

[Mark17]

In terms of underrated, nothing approaches T202.

In REA's last auction, I won this lot for $270 inc. BP:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=109355

Eddie Collins on an end panel, "Collins easily Safe" period action photograph in the center, and on the back, not one but 2 interesting biography summaries of Collins and his quick rise to fame. Also a side panel and bio of teammate Danny Murphy. Oh yes, graded SGC 5.

What other contemporary Collins card in the SGC 3 to 5 range can be had for anywhere near that price? Let alone, a card where you get, essentially, 2 Eddies: A T205- like color image, plus a black and white action shot.

If you sit down with a stack of T202s and read the backs, you can learn quite a bit about the players, and the deadball era in general. If you do the same with T206, you'll learn nothing except the names of tobacco products from that era.

[seanofjapan]

I agree about the T202s. Its like getting two T205s and an amazing action photo squeezed in between. Actually, its not “like” that, its basically exactly that. And yeah, the back write ups are another piece of added value to them.

[ALBB]

I see some hogwash with choices

[BeanTown]

[QUOTE=BioCRN;2241058]Strong agree on M116 Sporting Life, 1933 Tattoo Orbit, 1906 Fan Craze, and 1913 National Game/Tom Barker Game.

Agree on Tom Barker and every thread needs a picture. I would add the Sporting Life M110 Cabinets to the list. They are 50 times more scarce than T3 Cabinets yet the T3s still fetch more money it seems.

[mrreality68]

[QUOTE=BeanTown;2241151]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

Strong agree on M116 Sporting Life, 1933 Tattoo Orbit, 1906 Fan Craze, and 1913 National Game/Tom Barker Game.

Agree on Tom Barker and every thread needs a picture. I would add the Sporting Life M110 Cabinets to the list. They are 50 times more scarce than T3 Cabinets yet the T3s still fetch more money it seems.

Well said and very nice looking collection of cards there

[Mark]

I am surprsed that more collectors are not caught up in the wonderful complexity of E121's. At the same time, I completely agree about the M101-4/5 set being underappreciated. Prices for mid-grade star cards haven't moved much for decades. And I have never understood why more collectors are not attracted to M116. Stunningly beautiful cards. Also agree about Diamond Stars.Wonderful design. Don't know how we can collect Goudeys without wanting to complement it with all the great names from the 30's that appear in the later set. Almost everything is underrated.

[darwinbulldog]

1927 American Caramel (E126)

The last and most distinctive of the black and white American/National Caramel sets of the 1920s. Much better quality control than E220 or E122. Also scarcer than the others, enough that there's some excitement in finding them but not so scarce that it can't be completed, and it includes what I think is Ruth's single best-looking card, plus Walter Johnson, so you've got the two best players in the history of the game. And Cobb's no slouch himself.