First Three Years of Baseball Card Collecting

[Beercan collector]

The last three years is an unfortunate time to start collecting financial wise ,
Hope you were able to find some good buys .
Nice decision on what to collect - That’s an impressive display

[jsfriedm]

Great cards! Two questions:

1)I see Cicotte, Dahlen, and Chase - are these would be/should be HOFers in your mind? How do you decided which non-HOFers become part of the HOF set?

2)What do you look for condition-wise?

[maniac_73]

Ive been collecting 30 years and your collection beats mine lol

[Alaskanmade]

Good questions:

1) I added Cicotte and Chase to the set because they were some of the most popular players of the time, and have historical significance to the era. I added Dahlen because there is a chance he is added to the HOF in the next 20 years, and I wanted to future proof the HOF set

2) Condition wise I hate creases, tears or altered cards. I do not mind bad centering or other printing errors like shifted ink. I aimed for PSA 3 or 4 for the T205's (and some PSA 2's due to high cost). I aimed for PSA 4 or 5 for the 1934 Goudey's (and some PSA 2's due to cost).

Originally Posted by jsfriedm

Great cards! Two questions:

1)I see Cicotte, Dahlen, and Chase - are these would be/should be HOFers in your mind? How do you decided which non-HOFers become part of the HOF set?

2)What do you look for condition-wise?

[The Detroit Collector]

wow amazing stuff

[JimmyC]

Way to dip your toe in and start slowly! Wowsa!