T205: Newbie Thread

[mintacular]

it's strange to realize how things are so relative. For me, it's hard to finish my '57 Topps set and yet to some of you the T205 is a cakewalk...

[ChiefBenderForever]

It's never a cakewalk to finish any set ! It's also very tough to compare the T206 to the T205 or any other set. The T206 with it's colors, portraits, action shots, and different colored backs is in a league all of it's own. Then add in the readily supply of many of the players and it's a very collectible set for any collector with time and patience. The T205 is definately a classic set but very busy and distracting compared to the T206. As nice as the colors are on the T206, the Caramels get even better but are much tougher to get. The lack of action shots also takes away from the T205 but the colorful frames with the gold borders are very nice. Good luck, my advice would be to get some different types of your favorite team or player. Also, the T202 Hassan triple folders use the same image minus the gold border as the T205 and have a really cool black and white action photo in inbetween two of the cards, a must have for any T205 fan ! Good luck !

[marcdelpercio]

I didn't mean to suggest that it was EASY to complete the T205 set. I have been actively working on it for more than 5 years and just got the final card I needed a few weeks ago. So it's definitely quite challenging. However, there is only one card in the set (the Hoblitzell "no stats") that will break the bank and even that one can be had in low grade for $5-$6k as opposed to $5-$6 HUNDRED k for the T206 Wagner (which is more common than the Hoblitzell by the way). There is not any other card in the T205 set that can't be found for less than $1000 in low grade and probably only about 10-15 that can't be found for under $100. With the other classic sets (T206, T207, Cracker Jack, E90-1, etc.) there are multiple cards that are either virtually impossible to find or will set you back thousands of dollars each, even for a total beater. For those reasons, I'd say the T205 set is the easiest of the bunch but it is still a very major effort.