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Welcome to T206Collector.com! What began as a destination for T206 collectors has evolved into the largest
collection of autographed pre-World War I baseball cards anywhere. If you have a signed pre-war card that you don't
see on these pages, please make sure to let me know about it!
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100 Years of T206
(1909-2009)
T206Collector.com is proud to celebtrate 100 years of the Magnificent White Bordered set we all know and love
as T206. This magnificent example of Christy Mathewson's portrait is one of the crown jewels of my collection -- an
absolute blazer!
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What's New?
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Click Here For My New Blog!
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The Latest Signed Deadball Cards
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Updated Morey Interview Page
An Interview With J.W. Morey
Click the above link to hear all about Jeff Morey's pursuit of deadball autographs. This page has been recently
updated to include images of Morey's signed Ty Cobb items that were acquired over breakfast at Cooperstown's Otesaga Hotel
in 1960. It also includes a downloadable black and white copy of Morey's collection before he consigned it to Mastro
Auctions circa 2001.
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T206Collector.com Is A Proud Sponsor Of
Jeff Morey's
"The Autograph Review"
A bi-monthly publication
on the autograph hobby with an in depth look at collecting pursuits is available for $14.95 a year by writing to Morey
at 305 Carlton Road, Syracuse, NY 13207. Back issues are also available -- eight random issues for only $9.95, plus
$3.00 postage and handling. Morey has been publishing "TAR" for over 30 years and has never missed a date.
T206Collector Blog Has Moved
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
The Magic of Signed Cards
I recently sold two of my dupes, a T205 Al Bridwell and a T205 Davy Jones, both signed -- the Jones was actually signed
twice! When the purchaser got the cards he sent me an e-mail to let me know they arrived. And then he wrote one
word to describe them: fascinating.
The thing about signed pre-war cards is that you do not truly appreciate them until you have one of your own. I
remember when I was debating making my first signed T206 card purchase -- actually, my first four signed T206 cards, each
of Marquard, on ebay about four years ago. I wasn't sure I wanted them. I was almost not interested. But
once I got them in hand, well, I was hooked.
Ever since then, I've been on the lookout for signed pre-war cards. Most of the time, there are none to be had.
But once in awhile, if you look really hard, you can find them. 2007 brought a number of collections into the market
-- what I have been referring to as the "Pittsburgh Find" and then also the remainder of Jeff Morey's signed pre-war card
collection. But absent these collections hitting the market, these cards are positively scarce. And, interestingly,
the recent additions to the market have only served to promote interest in them even more. Because, as soon as a collector
acquires one, he usually will want others.
And that is the catch 22 of selling my doubles. If I encourage collectors to collect signed pre-war cards, I am
creating competition in the market for signed cards I don't have. But ultimately, I think collecting should be about
shared interests and in my opinion, the more people that have them will also mean that more people will appreciate them.
If you collect signed pre-war cards, well then you know exactly what I am talking about. But if you don't, well...
maybe you should find some!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Still waiting...
Supposedly my latest installment of signed pre-war cards was shipped by PSA/DNA last Thursday, but we're a week away
from that now and my cards still haven't arrived. This is very disappointing. I have now missed the Robert Edward
deadline for signed memorabilia, and the Friday deadline for Mastro is fast approaching. If I cannot make the Mastro
deadline, then I will likely contact Barry Sloate and Sloate Auctions in order to set up some of these for auction in his
May catalog.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
The Future Of Card Grading
When you pay lots of money for graded cards, you have to recognize that PSA and SGC may not be around in 5, 10, 15, 50,
100 years from now. The further out you go, the less likely they'll be there. Grading serves immediate and short term goals
(ensuring fair sales, etc.) better than long-term prospects of value. For this reason, people who spend a lot of money on
good population report cards that are already suspect in 2008 really are not taking a step back and trying to understand the
future of their collections beyond the immediate time frame. If you're going to be selling in the near term, it makes sense.
But if you are collecting to hold for years or decades or beyond, then what grading means will certainly be different in the
future.
I love SGC and hope they'll be around forever. But when my kids inherit my cards in 50+ years (hopefully) it
is anybody's guess whether SGC will exist, and even if they do, what an SGC 60 T206 card means in 2008 will almost certainly
be different than what it will mean in 2058.
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