Tobacco Cards, and Printing Quality Comparisons

[53toppscollector]

T202s are also a bit more awkward to display (I have a workaround for it), but they are cool cards for sure.

T205s are more readily available, and if you ever need to sell it, they have a stronger market in general, but if that isn't your concern, then go with what you like.

The T202s that interest me the most are the ones with multiple HOFs on the card

Eddie Collins/Home Run Baker
McGaw/Jennings
Bresnahan/McGraw
Chance/Evers
Cobb/Jennings

etc etc

[Exhibitman]

I'd like to get the T202 with the Cobb sliding middle panel. Only T card with that classic photo on it.

In general, they are great cards but they are awkward to store and some of the combos are really random. Some are fantastic, too. This was the first one I ever got, at the 1991 Anaheim National in a trade.

[DocScoot]

I'm especially interested in the one with Mathewson and McGraw, knowing how much history those two shared both on and off the field.

[swarmee]

The biggest reason for the price differential, IMO, is that the T205 is a "standard-sized" card that can go in the standard PSA slab. The 202 has to go in a tallboy holder, and the mainstream collectors don't want to store them.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by swarmee

The biggest reason for the price differential, IMO, is that the T205 is a "standard-sized" card that can go in the standard PSA slab. The 202 has to go in a tallboy holder, and the mainstream collectors don't want to store them.

Big vs small. Easier to collect cards than cars.
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