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Posted By: jay behrens

You can build a meaningful collection on a very limited budget. You just have to lower your expectations and standards as to what you are willing to accept as part of you collection. I can't really claim to be the poorest member of the board anymore with my job change, but my current collection was built on burger flipper wagers, literally. You just have to be patient and don't be afraid to buy a card that doesn't fit your collection if it seems cheap. It's something you can flip laters for extra cash when you do find soemething you want or need.

To give you an idea of what you can do on a limited budget, here is some of what I've bought with a total out of pocket cash outlay of just over $1500 (I keep track of all my purchases and sales) in 5 years.

m101-5 Thorpe SGC 20
e101 Wagner SGC 20
e95 Cobb SGC 30
e95 Plank SGC 30
JuJu Drum Doyle
e107 Sheckard SGC 10
Delong Gehrig SGC 10
Red Border Colgan Speaker SGC 60
e92 Dockman Young SGC 20
1940 Play Ball DiMaggio
GC Miller Ott

plus another 260 cards that include e104-3s and cards from other very tough sets.

Jay



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