New to Boards and T206's

M's_Fan · #1 05-18-2010, 11:14 AM

I would do an "auctions only" ebay search for either Cobb, Young, and Mathewson cards. (Although I would definitely add at the minimum Walter Johnson, McGraw, Speaker and Lajoie).

Pick one of these players and follow some of their graded cards in your "watched items". Get a feel for their prices. Follow only graded examples by PSA or SGC with a common back such as Piedmont or Sweet Caporal. If you buy graded you will avoid fake cards and difficult to see condition faults. After several weeks of this, you'll have a good idea of the prices. Having watched several auctions to completion, you'll have the price info you need and you can bid away. Keep in mind these are the most popular T206 cards so you might have to bid very late to get a good deal.

The red background Cobb is much cheaper than the other Cobb variations. The other pose variations don't have as much of a price difference.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 05-18-2010, 11:33 AM

Personally I like the dark cap Mathewson because I don't think the other two T206s look like him all that much. Hard to argue with the Cobb Red or the Young portrait, both are classics of the genre.

T206Collector · #3 05-18-2010, 11:49 AM

While I agree that the Dark Cap Matty is the one that resembles him most, I find good quality versions of the portrait to be really stunning:

From SGC Graded Cards

Peter_Spaeth · #4 05-18-2010, 11:57 AM

The real Matty (obviously the photo on which the T205 is based). IMHO the portrait doesn't look much like him; similarly, the Johnson pitching bears little resemblance.

ethicsprof · #5 05-18-2010, 03:18 PM

welcome aboard!!!
thanks for the pic, peter.
great to see the real Matty.

my fav and recommendation is the dark cap matty--the first T206 i ever bought some 26 years ago--and still have!!

best,
barry

jbsports33 · #6 05-18-2010, 03:30 PM

Just have a look around and others here deal with other years as well, not just prewar

Welcome!

Jimmy

Bosox Blair · #7 05-18-2010, 06:50 PM

One thing you should know is that the red Cobb (one of 4 Cobbs in T206) and the dark cap Mathewson (one of 3 Mattys in T206) were "super-print" cards...meaning they are amongst the most commonly found cards from all of T206.

For my money, I'd go with one of the other cards for each player. (If you like portraits, green Cobb and Matty portrait...If you like action shots, bat off Cobb and white cap Matty). Yes, you will likely pay a bit more, but I think the premium is worth it in terms of the relative scarcity.

Also, if you can find someone to sell you a card with a Sovereign back for the same price as a Piedmont or Sweet Caporal, I'd go for that for sure. I doubt you will find a seller who will do that - the cards are tougher than the literature suggests, I think.

Good luck!

Cheers,
Blair

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