Thursday, October 11, 2012

Trade With Classic Card Collector: My First T206, and It's A Brooklyn Dodger!

Well, a Superba, technically. I completed my first trade with Brian of Classic Card Collector, and boy is it ever a doozy. I stumbled upon Brian's blog, and did so at the right time, because he had posted one of his many T206s. After looking through some of his posts, I saw that he had a few doubles, and inquired as to the availability of any of them. After a few e-mails back and forth, we had ourselves a deal, with Brian receiving everything you see here and yours truly finding the below beautiful piece of vintage goodness in his mailbox:


Finally! Every collector should own a T206. I've wanted one forever, but it was never a major priority, and I never had the heart to lay down the dough for one. Thankfully, Brian was kind enough to work with me on a deal and part with one, which is now one of the centerpieces of my vintage collection.


I don't know much about Kaiser Wilhelm, but what I do know comes from this post on the man from Ernest over at Blue Heaven. I also don't really know anything about the T206 set, so beyond seeing it's got a Piedmont back, I can't delve into what that means. Anyhoo, you should all go and check out Brian's blog and his fascinating progress on the T206 set he's working on, and give his blog a follow. Who knows, you might find yourself embroiled in trade talks of your own.

Thanks for the phenomenal trade Brian, and welcome to the card blogging community!

8 comments:

  1. Amazing.....I don't collect baseball cards, but I would love one of those in my collection and a reprint set if they exist...

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  2. Stunning, man. Awesome to get a T206 in trade.

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  3. Sweet, man. Kaiser Wilhelm's a cool one to get.

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  4. thanks guys!

    Dave- There are reprint sets.

    http://www.deanscards.com/Product/baseball-cards/1075163/1909-11-T206-Reprints-Complete-Set-The-Monster--.aspx

    Cheaper on eBay though.

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  5. Glad to see you are enjoying the Wilhelm. There really is nothing like your first T206. The key is to make sure they don't become a gateway to bigger things like a T206 Dodger team set or even worse, the 518 card version of the Monster!

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  6. Haha, I don't think I'd ever even want to attempt that Monster!

    A team set, way down the road, would be really fun though.

    And thanks again!

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