Collecting interests?

pitchernut · #1 08-18-2009, 07:29 AM

Try to stick with cards that were commercially available while the player was still active in the majors. Having said that, when it comes to pre-WWII any and all commercially available ephemera (minor, major, cloth, pins, postcards etc) will do just fine. Working on 5 categories that I call "sets" for the past 30 years.

Set 1: Game winning pitcher of record (including saves) on the winning team of the World Series.

Set 2: Single season 20 game winners.

Set 3: Life time ERA under 3 with over 1000 innings pitched.

Set 4: Perfect/No-No hurlers.

Set 5: Top 100 Closers

Thinking of starting another category called "single season ERA under 3 with over 200 innings pitched".

Oh and to make things a little tougher, try not to go over $100 on a decent E107, W600, Rose Co....and those darn '52 Topps hi#....

Tyler · #2 08-18-2009, 08:24 AM

Pitchernut, I think that is a really cool way to collect...I might have to borrow that idea and come up with my own personal "set" to work on.

I am currently 1 Ty Cobb away from a complete T205 Basic Set. (Just waiting for the right one to come along, at least the toughies are out of the way).

Apart from that I have a "Collection of 25", just things that caught my eye along the way, with an emphasis on Lajoie and Mathewson.

I also pick up affordable ad pieces, photos, etc. that look good framed, also with an emphasis on Lajoie and Mathewson.

smtjoy · #3 08-18-2009, 08:35 AM

I am working on a complete exhibit run 1921-1966, I have a couple years complete and a few I will never finish but I enjoy the challenge.

jeffmohler · #4 08-18-2009, 09:35 AM

I mostly collect postcards/postcard sized cards. I am four or five cards away from a complete set of Pinkerton postcards. I also have all the 1907 Dietsche Tiger set, but now am working on the much tougher 1907 Cubs and 1908-09 Tigers. The Worch Cigars are posing a challenge, but I continue to accumulate them. Lastly as far as cards are concerned I am slowly working on some of the pre-war Cuban cards.

D. Broughman · #5 08-18-2009, 10:00 AM

I am collecting the T 206 SL set. I have 14 more to go. It is my first prewar card set. Went to a local auction and bought 14 SL cards and was hooked. D.

T206Collector · #6 08-18-2009, 10:48 AM

-- T206 cards and am hard at work on my second set -- working in collector grade and raw for the moment -- having sold virtually all of the first to buy a Plank and Magie;

and

-- Autographed pre-World War I war cards. If you've got any, I'm always interested.

canjond · #7 08-18-2009, 10:56 AM

On the memorabilia side, cigarette and tobacco packs. My goal is to have one for each issue 1886-1930. I'm pretty far along, but not there yet (especially considering some of the unknows). In terms of cards, I like to focus on sets as well. I'm done with some "e" sets and currently working on a Delong set (4 away).

Anthony S. · #8 08-18-2009, 10:59 AM

Right now my collecting interest is to acquire all the cards in a set except maybe one or two and then leave repeated messages on Joe P's answering machine claiming I completed the set.

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