Vintage newbie......

lakesidez · 02-28-2013, 02:44 PM

Looking for some basic advise, I want to dabble in the vintage stuff, not for profit but just to collect and enjoy. I really only want to buy graded stuff if I do buy any and just plan on passing them down to my kids some day. Figuring heck if I buy some T206 then 50 years from now it will be even older, right, haha.

If anyone has any tips or advise I would love to hear it. I am not planning on spending 10's of thousands, but just dabble in it and have a little fun.

Thank you,
Zach

lakesidez · 02-28-2013, 02:47 PM

Also any good books or items to read and review as well I would be interested in getting pointed in the right direction.

nephinfan · 02-28-2013, 03:01 PM

When it comes to graded vintage cards, there are several avenues you can take. A lot of collectors focus on graded RC's, whether they are the high $ variety, or RC's of favorite players/teams of the past. You could collect graded vintage team sets, or even graded cards of the same grade or grades 1-10.

To me, there are so many vintage cards that just have great old-time photography/pictures that if it catches my eye, I'm a buyer.
(For this reason above, I recommend the cards from 1953 Bowman Baseball).

Good luck and have fun!

mfw13 · 02-28-2013, 10:34 PM

My number one piece of advice is to pick a theme to guide your collecting. It can be a specific player, team, set, etc., but you need to have a guiding principle.

Second is to set a budget.

Third is to avoid focusing on condition. Well centered cards in the PSA 5-7 range usually have excellent visual appeal, and can be bought for a fraction of the price of cards with higher grades.

Broaden your horizons....art cards such as Perez-Steele (baseball) & Goal Line Art (football) are both gorgeous and affordable. There are many other interesting oddball/food issues as well (Kellogg's & Post Cereal, for example).

02-28-2013, 02:44 PM	#1
lakesidez Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 6,776	Vintage newbie...... Looking for some basic advise, I want to dabble in the vintage stuff, not for profit but just to collect and enjoy. I really only want to buy graded stuff if I do buy any and just plan on passing them down to my kids some day. Figuring heck if I buy some T206 then 50 years from now it will be even older, right, haha. If anyone has any tips or advise I would love to hear it. I am not planning on spending 10's of thousands, but just dabble in it and have a little fun. Thank you, Zach __________________ Twitter @sportscardguys My collection: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAowdx

02-28-2013, 02:47 PM	#2
lakesidez Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 6,776	Also any good books or items to read and review as well I would be interested in getting pointed in the right direction. __________________ Twitter @sportscardguys My collection: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAowdx

02-28-2013, 03:01 PM	#3
nephinfan Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,629 nephinfan	When it comes to graded vintage cards, there are several avenues you can take. A lot of collectors focus on graded RC's, whether they are the high $ variety, or RC's of favorite players/teams of the past. You could collect graded vintage team sets, or even graded cards of the same grade or grades 1-10. To me, there are so many vintage cards that just have great old-time photography/pictures that if it catches my eye, I'm a buyer. (For this reason above, I recommend the cards from 1953 Bowman Baseball). Good luck and have fun! __________________ "To err is human, to forgive canine." ---Anonymous.

02-28-2013, 10:34 PM	#4
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,659	My number one piece of advice is to pick a theme to guide your collecting. It can be a specific player, team, set, etc., but you need to have a guiding principle. Second is to set a budget. Third is to avoid focusing on condition. Well centered cards in the PSA 5-7 range usually have excellent visual appeal, and can be bought for a fraction of the price of cards with higher grades. Broaden your horizons....art cards such as Perez-Steele (baseball) & Goal Line Art (football) are both gorgeous and affordable. There are many other interesting oddball/food issues as well (Kellogg's & Post Cereal, for example).