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03-20-2013, 11:22 PM
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That is a great first card.
 What a way to start the set. Whenever we discuss which T206 is the most attractive card, the two that are always mentioned are that Mathewson and the Cobb bat off the shoulder. By the way there is a recent book on the set including biographies of the players. I'm finished with my copy, so if you want it you can have it ( no charge of course). PM if you want it. Good luck with the set. I hope you have as much fun collecting as I have had. 
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03-21-2013, 06:53 AM
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Great first T206. Not many nicer than the Matty. Good luck on your journey. If you really want to learn a lot about this set, read Scot Reader's Inside T206 which is available for free online. A great reference for this set.
http://www.oldcardboard.com/t/t206/i...al-edition.pdf
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N300: 11/48 T206: 175/524 E95: 24/25 E106: 4/48 E210-1: Completed December 2013 R319: 43/240
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03-21-2013, 10:09 AM
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My goal is to put as many different backs together of certain star players (15 to 20 different players like Cobb, Mathewson, Cy Young and so on and so on. A few cards each year)...I can't afford to put the whole set together I guess like 99% of the people collecting this set.
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03-21-2013, 11:18 AM
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Zone91: you are talking about what we call a "back run". This can be more expensive than collecting the whole set. Some backs are quite rare (read: expensive) and to find a rare back on a star player will be very expensive. There is a Cobb with a one-of-a-kind Brown Lenox back in a Goodwinandco.com auction right now. The last I checked the bidding was over $22,000.
I'm not trying to discourage you. I just want you to know how expensive your goal can be.
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03-21-2013, 11:23 AM
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Sean's:
I realize the price but I am only 32 years old and have started my career in 2007 (finished university in 2006) so my thinking is I have a lot of time to save up and try my best with what I have to collect what I can...I will never be able to put the whole thing together...simply add a few cards a year at a time and grow from there. My annual budget would be around 4k to 5k for my T-206 hobby. I am by no means a millionaire but I think I can add some nice cards with that amount of money (1 to 3 cards a year). Last edited by Zone91; 03-21-2013 at 11:26 AM.
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