More T205 stuff....the "ELUSIVE 20"....and more

[Wite3]

Ted,
Just not enough known about sheets and the matrix to confirm double prints, etc. It could be a scrap that you have...who knows. I will tell you that the McGraw was printed above the Crandall...and a few other combos but we are not even sure how many cards to a sheet.

In answer to your second question... my list is incomplete as i have not actually seen some of these with green american beauty backs yet (I think Andrew is about to say the same thing). Again, there are several back groupings in t205 and many overlap. With the company pulling, fixing, and substituting fronts and backs to make changes I am not sure we will ever have a complete picture.

Joshua

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Wite3

With the company pulling, fixing, and substituting fronts and backs to make changes I am not sure we will ever have a complete picture.

I think we might be able to get closer then we are right now if there was a public census project done for T205s as was done with T206s. As I understand it the 'super set' information that's been compiled over the years is shared amongst a select few which makes it difficult for the masses to help further the cause. I do understand those folks feeling like they did the work so why should others benefit for free.

[Matt E.]

Not sure if we are talking fronts or back here. Enclosed are loose guidelines I use when collecting T205's. If I can combine the card with the very accurate "list of difficulty" provided by Joshua then all the better.

Ted you seem to be off on this one my friend.



Thanks,

Matt

http://imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/shortprints
Short Prints


http://imageevent.com/babybingbaseba...aleortradepage
Variations

http://imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/minorleaguers
Minor Leaguers


http://imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/thetoughies
Tough to Find

[tedzan]

Hey guys

The purpose of this thread was to start a discussion on the front/back combos of the T205's and hopefully we can get a brainstorming forum going
on this subject like we have with the T206's.

I started this with a group of 20 subjects (I referred to as the Elusive 20) that I thought were established with respect to their front/back combos.
But, apparently there is a difference of opinion here. And, that's fine, because it's the only way that you discover the real facts.

I am well versed on the "toughies" vs the "easy's" in the T205 set. In the mid-1990's I completed a 209-card T205 set (included Hoblitzell-No Stats).
I have since sold this set to a Net54 member.....and, now I simply dabble with T205's.


Looking forward to seeing you guys in Baltimore this Summer.

Best regards,


TED Z

[Ronnie73]

It might be time for a "T205 only" website. I started one at the beginning of the year but got busy with a few other projects. What does everyone think about this idea? It would be a clean website for all to contribute to and everyone would be added to a credits page. All I basically have to do is turn on the server running that website to start it. I've already designed the basic template of the site, now I would just need clear scans of cards to add to the pages. Hopefully i'm not stepping on any toes here but the main purpose for the site would just be to share knowledge.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Wite3

Ted,
Just not enough known about sheets and the matrix to confirm double prints, etc. It could be a scrap that you have...who knows. I will tell you that the McGraw was printed above the Crandall...and a few other combos but we are not even sure how many cards to a sheet.
Joshua

I would say that my Collins is a regular Factory-Cut T205 which was on a sheet whose backs went thru some sloppy printing......it is not a "scrap".




TED Z