Broad question for the type collectors

[Leon]

Originally Posted by pgellis

Hey Leon, what is the approximate number to complete your "set"? In other words, how many ACC designation issues are there before 1950? Just curious to how big such a set would be.

There are a couple of very common issues I just haven't picked up yet but are readily available at anytime. I just haven't found the right cards yet, plus, until I get the few really tough ones, it doesn't really matter too much to me. I usually think of my number to finish as "2", D351 and D355. regards

[pgellis]

Originally Posted by Leon

There are a couple of very common issues I just haven't picked up yet but are readily available at anytime. I just haven't found the right cards yet, plus, until I get the few really tough ones, it doesn't really matter too much to me. I usually think of my number to finish as "2", D351 and D355. regards

But if someone else were to contemplate taking on a "type collection" with every ACC issue before 1950, what would that number be?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by pgellis

But if someone else were to contemplate taking on a "type collection" with every ACC issue before 1950, what would that number be?

It depends if you want to include backs, variations etc....But if you just want 1 card from each ACC # (and I only do 20th century now) going back to the N's, I would guess it would be a few hundred. I have never counted though. I sort of doubt anyone has finished it before. Plus, there are probably as many that aren't cataloged that would need to be had also. It's really almost endless if you want it to be .

[joeadcock]

It is too expensive to try and build(with completion) many prewar sets, for me. A few from as many sets as possible seems more rewarding and fun.

Frank

We have been collectors of high condition type cards
1860's- 1949 (and select mid-50's regional issues) since 1975

We picked type collecting because it afforded us the opportunity to secure the best possible example extant from each individual issue.

Our interest in type collecting was concomitant with our interest in studying the organizations that issued the cards; the historical aspects, if any, of said issue,and it provided an insight into 19th century and early 20th marketing. As founders of two advertising companies- the connection between baseball and advertising is very important to us.

Today we have over 300 different type cards with an average grade of 7.5. We have more than 20 different baseball cards and postcards which represent the highest grade (often 1 of 1) of any card in the set.

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List
bdorskind@dorskindgroup.

If you have rare high grade type cards for sale....we're ready to work with you.

[tesitzes24]

Frank mentioned cost, I wondered if anyone was going to bring that up. That was one of the main reasons that I am considering going the type collector route. I figure if you are going to try to collect sets, no matter what set you are trying to complete, you are eventually going to run into the HOFers that you need to complete the set, and that means you are going to put out some serious money. While it would be nice to have some HOF cards in my collection, I don't have to have them to do a type collection.

Also, I think another factor for me would be the patience involved in trying to put together a set. I don't know if I can stay motivated to try to put together the same set for years.

[Exhibitman]

Commons bore me...

[M's_Fan]

Question for type collector experts:

Where can you get a good online version of the ACC? The only version I could find was the wikipedia one, which has many omissions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Card_Catalog

Also, since there are so many issues that do not have ACC designations, is there a list online which lists every issue?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by M's_Fan

Question for type collector experts:

Where can you get a good online version of the ACC? The only version I could find was the wikipedia one, which has many omissions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Card_Catalog

Also, since there are so many issues that do not have ACC designations, is there a list online which lists every issue?

Except for my online collection, which has most of the ACC#'s in order (not all, but most) I am not aware of any online versions of the ACC.

I am sure I have never seen any lists, paper or virtual, that have all known issues. I am not sure it's even possible . Good question.....

[Matt]

Originally Posted by M's_Fan

Question for type collector experts:

Where can you get a good online version of the ACC? The only version I could find was the wikipedia one, which has many omissions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Card_Catalog

Also, since there are so many issues that do not have ACC designations, is there a list online which lists every issue?

Two good references for you are OldCardboard.com (linked at the top of the forum) and VintageCardPrices.com. VCP records sales of graded pre-war cards, so it is a very good reference for player checklists. It is free unless you want to see the prices.