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It is done. Shoutout to switzr1, who suggested Lena Blackburne. For awhile I got obsessed with Chief Bender, which has fantastic colors and the elephant logo. I might still need one someday, but it was just too steep for me. And the Blackburne is quite attractive and has the white leg logo. And most importantly, he’s the guy credited with discovering the idea of rubbing mud onto baseballs. That’s just perfect. Can’t wait. 

As someone said in switzr1’s thread about his 19th century purchase, these truly vintage cards really are the dark side. I’m gonna go broke....

....happily. 

V3

Bravo, V3.  Enjoy it.  Maybe starting daughter and backup daughter will throw in for the Bender someday!

Backup daughter was closely consulted throughout this hunt. And she loved the Bender. And I dropped some serious hints. So maybe...,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1912-T202-Hassan-Triple-Folder-Chief-Bender-waiting-for-a-good-one/352259787951?hash=item520451ccaf:g:qTAAAOSwLUpaYoiA

I don't know if you look at T202's, but this one is on ebay right now along with some others from that set.

I do own a T207 of John J. McGraw brown background. Sorry I can't be of any help.

Obxyankeedan, 

Thanks. I saw that listing. I just couldn’t get a cut up t202. And the Bender is missing the logo. I’ve got one t202, which I love. Don’t know if I’ll ever get another. If I do, I’ll go back to my Cubbies. 

V3

I have bid on a number of them, but even the HOFs I will not bid more then $10 for one cut up. 

Update:

Well, I tried for a Bender, but again, even a 1.5 got too steep, but I couldn't stop at just one of these. Too beautiful. My backup daughter and I fell in love with this card: http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/1/cid/55453/1911-T205-Gold-Border-NNO-Danny-Murphy

My copy is a little more orange than yellow, which makes it a bit more vibrant. There's no really interesting trivia attached to Mr. Murphy. He's not a star, though he was good. We just love the colors, the logo, the design, and his rosy cheeks. Ok, I'll stop now. Stop telling y'all this stuff and stop going for expensive ultra-vintage cards for a bit. Gotta bulk up the collection before I fall out of the top 200....

v3

You know how I feel about the reprint sets.  I'd grab one of those to help you get to know the set better, while guiding you towards your next original card purchase.  The set could probably be obtained for the price of 1-2 low-grade originals.   

And you should know how I feel about reprint sets. Not interested. No history. No feeling of awe at holding a 100 year old thing in your hand. If I wanted that, I could go to my color printer for a few minutes and have the whole set virtually for free. Pass.

This website is for "getting familiar with" sets.

v3

RoundtheDiamond87 wrote:

You know how I feel about the reprint sets.  I'd grab one of those to help you get to know the set better, while guiding you towards your next original card purchase.  The set could probably be obtained for the price of 1-2 low-grade originals.