T206 Set - Raw vs Graded

[steve B]

One of each back will put it beyond 20K, well beyond if you count the different series. Drum and BL 460 are really tough.

I'm a bit under halfway there after 35 years with a few stretches of inactivity.

I'm a few backs short and don't really expect to complete a set of backs. (Missing P460 f42, Drum, Uzit, Bl460, and if you count them brown OM and brown Lenox also Ty Cobb and type 1 coupon which I've decided not to count. )

Mine run the whole range, from some really beat ones to some that are very nice.

What I'd recommend is buying cards that appeal to you. Either for the overall look, the condition, or just being a good deal at the time.

Ungraded cards can always be graded, and graded can always be cracked out. I find sending them in to be fun all by itself, but don't see the point for very worn commons with common backs.

I've tried to stay with VG-ex lately, but if a card is P-F and has something interesting going on I won't pass it up.

Steve B