T206 Time Machine

[iwantitiwinit]

A 1912 wsj.

[darwinbulldog]

I was also thinking Morgan silver dollars. Really nice ROI assuming you can pick up a huge stash of T206s (or a sizeable stash of unopened cigarette packs for that matter) for one silver dollar.

I've often wondered what would have been the best thing I could have spent my money on at my first card show in April of 1986. I bought a Will Clark card, a 1972 Ty Cobb card, and a pack of 1986 Donruss (all commons as it turned out). I must have had about a $5 budget. I figure if I could have found them, I would have done best to have picked up 5 of the 1984-85 Star #101 Michael Jordans, and then my $5 would be worth six figures today.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I was also thinking Morgan silver dollars. Really nice ROI assuming you can pick up a huge stash of T206s (or a sizeable stash of unopened cigarette packs for that matter) for one silver dollar.

I've often wondered what would have been the best thing I could have spent my money on at my first card show in April of 1986. I bought a Will Clark card, a 1972 Ty Cobb card, and a pack of 1986 Donruss (all commons as it turned out). I must have had about a $5 budget. I figure if I could have found them, I would have done best to have picked up 5 of the 1984-85 Star #101 Michael Jordans, and then my $5 would be worth six figures today.

thats a funny thought! I attempted to trade my whole collection at the time in the late 70's for a 76' babe ruth. she said NO!!!!
some of my earliest memories at shows prob late 70's-early 80's i picked up a fake mayo cross for $2...and a beaten t206 matty for $2. This was basically my budget!

[2dueces]

Just stay for awhile and invent something, put the company in trust and return knowing your business is worth billions.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

A 1912 wsj.

Similar to my idea, what's inexpensive for us, but would have a lot of value then, and be easily transportable.

Knowledge.

Like what inventions will take hold, what won't. A few printing secrets, like hey ALC, don't give those scammers 17K for their bogus aluminum plate system (from a real case where they bought a process that didn't and would never work, and sued the "inventors" who ran off with the proceeds. )

Maybe one trip swapping the info for a few select items... Wagner, a couple other cards, a sheet or two, like a piedmont sheet and a Drum sheet.

Maybe a couple trips, one to sell, then one once the proof happened as you said, collecting the pay and buying cards on the secondary market. An offer of 5 or 10 cents each for old baseball cards should bring out a lot of sellers.