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DJJim,
In all honesty, is that what we are trying to do? Build a complete T206 of "8"'s and own the world's greatest T206 set?
If you pay a minimum of $4,000 for commons with some selling for around $6,000-7,000 and count the stars along the $14,000-20,000 range wouldn't you have invested roughly $3 Million on your conquest with extreme difficulties? Is it feasable in your lifetime?
As far as Lattimore goes, maybe there is a guy out there who collects Lattimore and wants an "8". People do collect after all. My highest graded T206 (most are unslabbed) is a Jake Stahl at PSA7 because he's one of my faves and an attractive and colorful card. Of course I bought it three years ago for $190.
I thought about it more after I posted and I asked myself "self, if I had all the money in the world, would that be my conquest as well?" and I said "nah". I would rather own other avenues (Yum Yum's, e107's in any condition) and go a different difficulty route. Collecting where only 10-12 examples in the world in less than appealing condition, not cards that exist in massive quantities, but limited in "pristine" condition.
Too each is own I guess.
DJ