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PaulKonerkbro
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I posted a little blurb about this in the pickup thread, but I thought I would share my new vintage venture. I recently became interested in vintage cards because of their rarity compared to modern ones. I also love their design and imagery compared to the modern cards. I am not docking modern cards as I like a lot of them still, but I have now switched my focus to only buying and trading the vintage type, and selling off much of my modern collection.
Even though I do not know the players and never had the opportunity to watch them, it is fun to become somewhat of a baseball historian and research the players who are depicted on the cards I buy. I focus much on Chicago White Sox (my favorite team) and Brooklyn (my father's passion) in my collecting. I aim for the HOF players and the rarer cards. I have focused mainly on Ed Walsh (White Sox) and Zack Wheat (Brooklyn), while also buying a few other players, especially Tim Jordan. I focus not only on T206, but also on the E and other T cards of these great players. Here are some of my purchases and ventures.
I will begin with my T206 experience.
Zack Wheat is a Hall of Famer who played mainly for the Brooklyn Superbas. This T206 of him was my first vintage purchase.
I have also found two more cards of him depicting the same image. I purchased a raw T206 with the rarer Sovereign Back.
And this much rarer T213-2.
You can see my other Wheat cards in my photobucket which is linked below. These include a T201 Mecca, a T202, and a W515-1. I also want to showcase this T205 of Wheat. It is an amazing front with great edges, but has a tear on the back that is pretty large and destroyed the grade. I could not pass up the card for the price! The front is too nice to forget! I find the image very aesthetically pleasing and it is a fantastic card to own.
I have also picked up a few nice Ed Walsh T206s, along with a few other cards of his. I have two VERY rare E98's coming in. I already own a beater green background E98 (they were released with Green, Blue, Red, and Orange backgrounds) that is in my photobucket. I have recently acquired a higher graded Red E98 Walsh and a PSA 1 (could be a 2) Blue background E98 from 707 Sportscards. This was great because the blue is the rarest and I happened to find both at relatively bargain prices. Here is my T206 Walsh Sovereign.
I am looking to complete the T206 back sets of both Walsh and Wheat, along with Tim Jordan (in both poses- Batting and Portrait). I have acquired a portrait of Jordan in the Piedmont and El Principe de Gales backs, and a Batting pose in the Old Mill and American Beauty backs. These can be viewed in my Photobucket along with an E90-1 Jordan that is very tough to find. Here is my most rare Jordan card, an E103 Williams Caramel.
I have also been fortunate to acquire two cards of the man who was the namesake of the White Sox stadium (before the change of course), Charles Comiskey. Here are my N28 Allen & Ginter and 1888 Scrapps Tobacco Cards of him.
This is just a small dabble into my new vintage adventure! There are multiple other cards that can be seen in my Photobucket. If you have any questions please ask and I would love to answer! I hope my collection grows and I will post scans of my two E98 Walsh (Red, Blue) when I get home to scan them.
Thanks for reading!
Note: Not all posted sticker prices are the prices that I bought the cards at! I did not want to mess up the cases by tearing them off and leaving any residue from the sticker. These were just the dealers starting prices on each card.
Even though I do not know the players and never had the opportunity to watch them, it is fun to become somewhat of a baseball historian and research the players who are depicted on the cards I buy. I focus much on Chicago White Sox (my favorite team) and Brooklyn (my father's passion) in my collecting. I aim for the HOF players and the rarer cards. I have focused mainly on Ed Walsh (White Sox) and Zack Wheat (Brooklyn), while also buying a few other players, especially Tim Jordan. I focus not only on T206, but also on the E and other T cards of these great players. Here are some of my purchases and ventures.
I will begin with my T206 experience.
Zack Wheat is a Hall of Famer who played mainly for the Brooklyn Superbas. This T206 of him was my first vintage purchase.
I have also found two more cards of him depicting the same image. I purchased a raw T206 with the rarer Sovereign Back.
And this much rarer T213-2.
You can see my other Wheat cards in my photobucket which is linked below. These include a T201 Mecca, a T202, and a W515-1. I also want to showcase this T205 of Wheat. It is an amazing front with great edges, but has a tear on the back that is pretty large and destroyed the grade. I could not pass up the card for the price! The front is too nice to forget! I find the image very aesthetically pleasing and it is a fantastic card to own.
I have also picked up a few nice Ed Walsh T206s, along with a few other cards of his. I have two VERY rare E98's coming in. I already own a beater green background E98 (they were released with Green, Blue, Red, and Orange backgrounds) that is in my photobucket. I have recently acquired a higher graded Red E98 Walsh and a PSA 1 (could be a 2) Blue background E98 from 707 Sportscards. This was great because the blue is the rarest and I happened to find both at relatively bargain prices. Here is my T206 Walsh Sovereign.
I am looking to complete the T206 back sets of both Walsh and Wheat, along with Tim Jordan (in both poses- Batting and Portrait). I have acquired a portrait of Jordan in the Piedmont and El Principe de Gales backs, and a Batting pose in the Old Mill and American Beauty backs. These can be viewed in my Photobucket along with an E90-1 Jordan that is very tough to find. Here is my most rare Jordan card, an E103 Williams Caramel.
I have also been fortunate to acquire two cards of the man who was the namesake of the White Sox stadium (before the change of course), Charles Comiskey. Here are my N28 Allen & Ginter and 1888 Scrapps Tobacco Cards of him.
This is just a small dabble into my new vintage adventure! There are multiple other cards that can be seen in my Photobucket. If you have any questions please ask and I would love to answer! I hope my collection grows and I will post scans of my two E98 Walsh (Red, Blue) when I get home to scan them.
Thanks for reading!
Note: Not all posted sticker prices are the prices that I bought the cards at! I did not want to mess up the cases by tearing them off and leaving any residue from the sticker. These were just the dealers starting prices on each card.
