Category Archives: Latest Additions

I’ve done it. I fought the Monster and won. 518/518 (my goal) has been accomplished! I bought my first two t206 cards 17-18 years ago when I was a kid, but stopped collecting as important things like the teenage years, … Continue reading →

When I began collecting T206s after a 17 year hiatus, I knew I’d never complete the full 524 card set – the big 4 are financially out of my reach. So that left me with a goal of 520. After … Continue reading →

Well, I’m getting close. Close to conquering The Monster. Or at least the majority of the monster. I only need 14 more cards (sans the big 4 – Wagner, Plank, Doyle error, Magie error)! Unfortunately for me, the last 14 … Continue reading →

That’s right, I now only need 25 more T206 cards to finish the set (sans the big 4 – Wagner, Plank, Doyle, Magie). It’s been a heck of a ride getting to this point; a lot of fun, a lot … Continue reading →

If my calculations are correct, it appears my raw T206 set is now 76% complete if you count the big 4.  Lately I’ve been busy buying some new cards like a Zach Wheat, Johnny Evers and Nap Lajoi (all HOFs), … Continue reading →

After a couple of Google searches, I found a place in Potomac, Maryland that carries T206 cards, so this past Saturday I paid the shop a visit.  I was hoping to sell a couple of my duplicates and pick up … Continue reading →

This past weekend I was out of town for a family wedding.  With a little bit of time to spare the day before, I searched for the baseball card shop I frequented as a kid.  It was no longer there, … Continue reading →

I’ve finally completed my t206 Christy Mathewson trio.  As I mentioned in a previous post, I already had the portrait and the dark cap variation, but needed the white cap variation.  My white cap variation has a Piedmont back and is … Continue reading →

I’m getting to the point in my t206 collecting where I have stacks of cards piling up around the house.  The piles make sense to me; a stack of new cards I haven’t recorded into my database, a stack of … Continue reading →

About two weeks ago I bought a lot of cards from someone selling off his near-complete set.  Don’t know why he was breaking up his set, but I wasn’t about to change his mind.  The lot contained 52 cards, mostly … Continue reading →