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Trevor HockingOne of my favorite sets as well. I am currently work on my second set all SGC graded, so I have some first hand knowledge on building a mid grade SGC set as well. I am third on the SGC list right below Jerry. I do have about 40 more cards I still need to get graded and or crossed.
Anyways some of the prices I have paid:
Jackson SGC 50 (I had a nice VG/EX dup that's why I started this second SGC set!)
Wagner SGC 50 $3,500
Cobb SGC 50 $2,500
Matty SGC 30 $1,500
Johnson SGC 40 $1,000
Alexander PSA 3 $1,000
Lajoie SGC 50 $500
Speaker SGC 40 $500
Brown SGC 50 $400
Total = $10,900
Now when I buy HOFers and commons I try to stay in these prices ranges for cards I like, SGC 40-50 some SGC 10-30 are acceptable depending on the look of the card and if the price is to cheap to not buy as a filler.
23 Other HOFers 200-500 (Some are more like Plank) $350 Average = $8,050
143 Commons plus semi stars $100-$200 (Some are less and some are more like Woods) Average $150 = $21,450
Now I know I have got a few good deals on my above listed HOFers but if you use these prices it would be a very good gauge and has helped me get very close and keep a decent budget. So I would guess with my numbers you could spend $40k without buying a Jackson! I would say to build a good VG to VG/EX SGC 100% graded set you need a budget of $40k-$50k and a little patience to get the nicer looking cards for there grade because Cracker Jacks are the hardest card to grade in mid level range IMO. There are so many thing that card bring the grade down
I hope this helps and welcome to the hunt!
Trevor Hocking