Post a Stupid Question - Prewar 101

[LuckyLarry]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Like Jeopardy, in order to get one of my stupid answers, your stupid question must be in the form of a question.
Sincerely,
Alex Trebec

BUSTED! LOL!
Why should I care about "VCP Data" and "SMR Data"?
Larry
(I am lost when the terms "VCP Data" and "SMR" are used.
A quick google search reveals that SMR means Sports Market Report and appears to be a price guide published by PSA.
VCP (vintage card prices) their google search says they are "The authoritative baseball card value price guide" I think this is a subscription service.
The terms "VCP Data" and "SMR" mean nothing to me.
To establish pricing, I use the latest Standard Catalog, and past eBay sales. But these other "values" seem to be very important with some collectors.)

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

BUSTED! LOL!
Why should I care about "VCP Data" and "SMR Data"?
Larry
(I am lost when the terms "VCP Data" and "SMR" are used.
A quick google search reveals that SMR means Sports Market Report and appears to be a price guide published by PSA.
VCP (vintage card prices) their google search says they are "The authoritative baseball card value price guide" I think this is a subscription service.
The terms "VCP Data" and "SMR" mean nothing to me.
To establish pricing, I use the latest Standard Catalog, and past eBay sales. But these other "values" seem to be very important with some collectors.)

Larry,

After looking at your cards, I can assure you that you can safely ignore that "data".

You are an outlier, my friend.

[dougscats]

Another reason rookie cards cost more is that they are collected by other than set-collectors. For instance, I'm a hall-of-fame collector, and at this point, having collected most of them, I especially try to get their rookie cards. There are others who only collect rookie cards. So, there's more demand and a larger market for them.

Also, to point out the obvious, it is the player's first season, and that makes the card more special.

[BicycleSpokes]

I have a stupid question: In the name "Net54" what does the "54"refer to?

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[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by BicycleSpokes

I have a stupid question: In the name "Net54" what does the "54"refer to?

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goose goosage perhaps....or love of the 1954 Topps because who likes mantle

[1952boyntoncollector]

I dont recall there being 'rookie cards' for T206? Are there any HOF T206 'rookie' cards?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by BicycleSpokes

I have a stupid question: In the name "Net54" what does the "54"refer to?

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Not a stupid question. Our old hosting company was Network54.com so the name of our forum "became that" before we did a complete host and s/w update. We kept the "Net54" in the url address because of name recognition. If you click the non sport icon in the far upper right corner of the board you will be taken to the non sports board and that companies hosting site.

[BicycleSpokes]

Could bring wrong, but I believe the T206 Tris Speaker is his rookie.

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[pherbener]

Why aren't the 150 series T206 worth more since they are older than the 350 and the 350 more than the 350-460?? It seems like in almost every other case, all else being equal the older cards are more expensive(33 vs. 34 Goudey Gehrig...)

[dougscats]

According to Phil Garry's list
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=141603
there are three:

Marquard, hands at side,
Frank Baker,
and Zach Wheat.

I take Phil's list to be the authority regarding h-o-f rookie cards.

[BBB]

How were exhibit cards circulated?


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[Snapolit1]

Everything you need to know about Exhibits:

http://imageevent.com/exhibitman/int...ngexhibitcards

[frankbmd]

Who holds the patent for the "bobbler", the mechanism that makes bobble heads bobble and not wobble?

[Tom S.]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Who holds the patent for the "bobbler", the mechanism that makes bobble heads bobble and not wobble?

I think the guy's name was Robert Bler.

[BBB]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Everything you need to know about Exhibits:



http://imageevent.com/exhibitman/int...ngexhibitcards

Succinct and interesting read. Thank you!

[Billy5858]

REALLY dumb Question. Why are T206 Minors worth SMR wise even less than Commons.........Duh because they are Minors???.....Oh wait T205's Minors are worth More than the Commons...........

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Billy5858

REALLY dumb Question. Why are T206 Minors worth SMR wise even less than Commons.........Duh because they are Minors???.....Oh wait T205's Minors are worth More than the Commons...........

The T205 minors are a bit tougher than the regular commons, plus they're popular - I think because it's a nice small subset with no really expensive cards.

T206 minor leaguers are pretty much just as common as normal commons, except for the Southern leaguers. At one time, they had higher book values than normal commons, again probably a popularity thing as there's a few subsets by league and team, and only a couple HOFers none of them particularly expensive. Some of them I think are marginally tougher than normal commons.

Steve B

[Snapolit1]

Why hasn't someone taken Burdick's classification system and attempted to modernize and improve it?

[Yoda]

What was the name of Ty Cobb's first organized team and in what league did they play?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Why hasn't someone taken Burdick's classification system and attempted to modernize and improve it?

The Brits have tried with something called the World Tobacco Index. Beckett and COMC are in the midst of creating large databases of cards electronically.