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Old 08-27-2022, 07:01 PM
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Ted Zanidakis
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Default To Grade, or not to Grade....that is the Question regarding T206 set(s)

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Hey guys, any of you interested in smoking a 111 year old American Beauty cigarette

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My AMERICAN BEAUTY 460 (AB 460) sub-set is 99% complete (73 cards of 74). Contrary to my aforementioned three T206 sets, this AB 460 run includes 32
Graded cards (44%). For the most part, the AB 460 cards are very underrated in terms of scarcity. The majority of the 350/460 Series (28) cards range from
being quite tough to very tough to find. Of the AB 460 cards (46) in the 460-only Series, 34 of them are also quite tough to find. In this Series, the easier AB
460 cards to find are the Exclusive 12. Therefore, I will get the AB 460 cards any way I can find them (Graded or Un-Graded).
I am not really opposed to Graded cards. I do prefer Un-graded, because I love to hold the cardboard in my hands; and, I certainly do NOT like spending $25
to $100+ for a piece of plastic (with a #) for a card, whose value is less than the cost for Graded it. It doesn't make any sense to me.


Come on guys, let's hear your opinions on this subject. Take some time for a meaningful discussion and some pictures.....Thanks.


TED Z

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Last edited by tedzan; 08-28-2022 at 11:08 AM. Reason: Corrected typo.
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