Hobby Myths Most Accept as True

[Rob D.]

Myth: Back in the day, no one cared about the value of their cards.

Memorabilia myth: The 1963 All-Star Game press pin was overproduced and therefore easier to obtain than other All-Star press pins from the era.

[Abravefan11]

Myth: There are two versions of the Ritchey T206. One with Doves and one without Doves.

[iggyman]

NM.

[Rich Klein]

Jim and his sons own a string of stores in the DFW area and the Beckett magazines were solely produced to make money for those stores

Rich

[egbeachley]

Myth: Coupon backed T206's were correctly given their own ACC designation.

[Matt]

Myth: There are 6 horizontal cards in the T206 set.

[bcbgcbrcb]

How about the biggest myth......the T206 Wagner is so scarce because he did not mant to promote smoking cigarettes to children......

[fkw]

Scrapps came with tobacco (diecuts for scrapbooks, nonbaseball subjects in same series)
Cobb with Cobb back is a T206 (single player set)
T213-1 are a part of T206 (thin paper stock unlike all 15 others)
T206 Wagner is Rare (over 60, rare?)
E97 B&W are proofs (unknown)
Square Colgans are proofs (unknown)
Pinkerton Photo cards were issued well after T5's (postmarks prove otherwise)
W502 are strip cards (candy issue)
W555 is a strip card set (camera style candy box, end flaps)
W575-2 are handcut (boxed set)
Tangos werent known until 1992 (vintage worn examples are known)
1921 Herpolsheimers are reprints (not)
Derby Cigar cards came with Derby Cigars (unknown)
First Fleer baseball cards were in 1959 (1923)
1954 Red Heart Dog Food cards were only available in 1954 (1954-70s)
Only 2 sets of Exhibits from 1939-1966 (at least a dozen sets)
Leaf baseball was issued in 1948 (1949)

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by egbeachley

Myth: Coupon backed T206's were correctly given their own ACC designation.

Wait, I may need to correct my own post. The OP is asking for myths that most accept as true.

[Al C.risafulli]

1938 Goudey second series are more difficult to obtain than the first series.
Henry Johnson Confectioners cards are W575-1s.

-Al