Can u remember ur 1st T206 u acquired?

[danmckee]

What is really neat so far is that I don't think any of us started with the same card.

Excellent posts and stories!

Keep them coming
Dan

[Vegas-guy]

Mine was a PSA 6 Nap Lajoie (port) in 2001 wish I still had it.

[DeanH3]

Matty dark cap for me back in 2002. I still remember being blown away when I first looked at it after taking out of the package. I still have it too.

[jcarlylep]

I have collected cards since 1979 when my dad purchased me some 1979 Topps packs so I could get a Thurman Munson card.I was hooked.I joined the old Piedmont Sports Collector's Club in Greenville, South Carolina the same year.

I attended my first card show in 1980 in Greenville, SC with $55.00 in my pocket.For $55.00 that day I brought home 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Ex+, 1956 Topps Duke Snider Ex+, 1953 Topps Pee Wee Reese NrMt, 1954 Bowman Pee Wee Reese Ex+, 1966 Topps Sandy Koufax NrMt, 1960 Fleer Ted Williams NrMt-Mt, 1960 Fleer Ty Cobb NrMt-Mt, 1963 Fleer Willie Mays NrMt, T 206 Nap Rucker Ex, T 206 Zack Wheat Ex+, T 206 Tris Speaker Vg, and 12 common Brooklyn Dodgers cards from the 1950's Topps.

My best purchase of tobacco cards was at a Civil War Estate Sale in Richmond, VA in 1987.I bought a wooden sewing box containing 453 T 206 cards for $400.00 plus 135 T205 cards for $110.50.

I miss those old days.

[martin neal]

1988, Charlottesville, Va. My first T206s purchased were a group of 130 or so with Cobb, Johnson and maybe 15 other hall of famers. I paid $100.00 for the bunch even though i didn't know what they were. i just liked them (liked them ever since). First single card purchase was at Southern Cards (Marco) on main street right after his Richmond find. It was a vg-x Pattee for $5.00.

[npa589]

January 2011: I was watching Ken Burns' baseball documentary, and was reminded of the sad lexicon (Tinker to Evers to Chance). I'm a huge Cubs fan and thought it'd be neat to own old baseball cards of them. Looked on eBay, realized it was a "Freaking huge deal", and then did research on the whole Cubs set, and bought a George Brown Chicago raw (Good condition), for 14$. Found Net54 in Feb, and put the whole Cubs set together, then put it together in Sov/EPDG/Tolstoi - and here I am, deeply engrossed in the hobby, a year later.

BTW, looking to put together T205 Cubs sovereign/AB/Cycle, and T207 Cubs (need Saier, Miller, Tinker, Schulte). Shameless plug.

[T206.org]

Yep, still have it! (Thanks, Keith!)


Sold it at one point and bought it back a few years ago. Keeping it this time!

[atx840]

May 2011, studied the set for years but never owned one, bought these guys to get a feel for the cardboard, size and colours. Next card was a red Cobb.

[4815162342]

Abbaticchio Blue Sleeves

It had rounded corners, was miscut, but it didn't have any creases -- or maybe they were ironed out?

[carrigansghost]

Hotel rooms, .25 a card, you guys are bringing back Navy stories in my mind. Still have my first Carrigan, now how about twisted stories of how we all inflicted with this vintage collecting ailment? New thread perhaps............

Rawn

[Griffins]

In about '73 at the age of 12 I decided that I was ready to move beyond Topps and Bowmans and get some really old cards. My friend had a catalog from Richard Gelmans Card Collectors company, so I sent off for my first T206. They were just random, you didn't know who you would get, but it didn't matter.
It was Bergen, Brooklyn and cost me .50 plus a stamp or some change for postage, still under a buck.
About a year later after subscribing to The Trader Speaks found out it was worth a bit more, since it had a Uzit back. Sold it for $10 and felt like a shark.

[tedzan]

1981 at Willow Grove......I recall acquiring this Hal Chase from Wayne Miller. Wayne was the "T206 King" back then. He would set-up at the show with
many 100's of T206 cards.
Wayne was set-up at Tables #27-28 at this show. From March 1983 - 1992, I was set up at Tables #38-39 (across the aisle from Wayne). I acquired
many T206's from Wayne back then. Those were really great times in this hobby.

For an example of how inexpensive T206's were in the early 1980's. From Bob O'Leary in 1982, I bought a Green Cobb for only $15....it was RAW.
Both Bob and I agreed that this Cobb was VgEx (Gee....whatever happened to good ole 2-party grading).








T-Rex TED

[MVSNYC]

c. 1992 at a small card show at the Trolley Station Mall in Bethlehem, PA (Jay Wolt- remember the Trolley Station?).

after i got these first 3 cards (which i still own), i was hooked. i then met Jay, and bought many T206's from him over the years. As i've probably mentioned here before, i would visit Jay's shop in P-Burg, NJ and he'd give me a history lesson on each player and the game at that time (dead ball era). i cherish those visits with him.

[birdman42]

Originally Posted by tedzan

.I recall acquiring this Hal Chase from Wayne Miller. Wayne was the "T206 King" back then. He would set-up at the show with
many 100's of T206 cards.
T-Rex TED

Funny thing, Ted, I bought my first T206s from Wayne as well--a Johnson pitching if I remember correctly. And yes, I still have it. During the week Wayne kept some of his inventory in a small coin and stamp shop in Laurel, MD. He'd come in on Friday mornings to scoop everything up and take it to his next show. When he came back in on Monday mornings he'd have all the purchases from the show. I got to see some fabulous things, and even buy one or two from him on my limited budget.

Bill

[Exhibitman]

Johnson pitching. Still have it. Gotta be 35 years (!)

Thanks Dan, I wanted to feel old today...

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Johnson pitching. Still have it. Gotta be 35 years (!)

Thanks Dan, I wanted to feel old today...

Sorry Adam, I guess I should have thought about that!

My bad

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by danmckee

What is really neat so far is that I don't think any of us started with the same card.

Sorry to break the string Dan, but my first t206 was a "Downey Fielding" as well. Don't remember when or where or how much, but I do remember I got one just to say I had a tobacco card. Didn't catch the bug then, wish I had, my guess is that was mid 80's since the only cards I bought before college were packs at the 5 and dime.