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notoriousrmb
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A couple weeks ago I attended the All-Star Fanfest in St. Louis. In a glass case they had all sorts of vintage cards shown that were to be auctioned off at a later date. The cards that caught my eye however were the 1909 - 1911 T206 tobacco cards...absolutely beautiful.
As of now the oldest card I own is a '51 Bowman Max Lanier I saw at the local shop for around $5. Being a vintage Cardinal card I couldn't pass it up. But now after seeing those amazing T206's at the Fanfest I know that is what I would like to have in my collection.
Personally I like them for the artistic value - I can care less about monetary figures at this point. However, I still don't want to make a stupid purchase. A few questions:
1. I know I will be looking into buying my first T-206 in the next month or so. Is it a bad idea to buy an ungraded card? I know a lot of these are touched up, have pin holes or markings, or have been trimmed...is there a preferred company to use for vintage (SGC, PSA)?
2. What would you consider to be good starter cards to look for? I'm looking for something under $150, a St. Louis player may be best but definately not a requirement, and I'm not looking for something grading around a 6 or 7...since this will be for my PC and personal enjoyment a 2 or 3 will be more than enough. Aside from browsing EBay I'm not sure where to look to see what's out there.
3. I see there are multiple versions of the same player released. Take Chief Bender for example...I see a "no trees" version so I assume there is a version with trees in the background as well. Some players have multiple poses...fielding, batting, etc. Are any of these actual RCs? Are some later releases than others? Or are they just varients released at the same time, some being rarer than others?
4. Any good websites out there to browse just to look at original T206s?
5. How about checklists? Any way to quickly search for St. Louis players within the set?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me - I've been collecting for a long time and never took the time to enjoy these cards. Seeing them in person really made me realize what I was missing out on!
As of now the oldest card I own is a '51 Bowman Max Lanier I saw at the local shop for around $5. Being a vintage Cardinal card I couldn't pass it up. But now after seeing those amazing T206's at the Fanfest I know that is what I would like to have in my collection.
Personally I like them for the artistic value - I can care less about monetary figures at this point. However, I still don't want to make a stupid purchase. A few questions:
1. I know I will be looking into buying my first T-206 in the next month or so. Is it a bad idea to buy an ungraded card? I know a lot of these are touched up, have pin holes or markings, or have been trimmed...is there a preferred company to use for vintage (SGC, PSA)?
2. What would you consider to be good starter cards to look for? I'm looking for something under $150, a St. Louis player may be best but definately not a requirement, and I'm not looking for something grading around a 6 or 7...since this will be for my PC and personal enjoyment a 2 or 3 will be more than enough. Aside from browsing EBay I'm not sure where to look to see what's out there.
3. I see there are multiple versions of the same player released. Take Chief Bender for example...I see a "no trees" version so I assume there is a version with trees in the background as well. Some players have multiple poses...fielding, batting, etc. Are any of these actual RCs? Are some later releases than others? Or are they just varients released at the same time, some being rarer than others?
4. Any good websites out there to browse just to look at original T206s?
5. How about checklists? Any way to quickly search for St. Louis players within the set?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me - I've been collecting for a long time and never took the time to enjoy these cards. Seeing them in person really made me realize what I was missing out on!