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08-20-2010, 08:58 PM
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I am 29 as well, and collect alphabetically. As many have said before, remember it's a marathon, not a sprint. In my short 18 month span on net54 I've seen a few who went really really fast and burned out just as fast!
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08-20-2010, 09:26 PM
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T206s
I would suggest that you proceed slowly, gain many new friends and T206 scholars on this board, take a look at the list of publications by folks on this fine board and see whom you'd like to talk with a bit further(click on vintage links above), and remember the dictum: The Monster wants you to quit; don't listen to it.
all the best and welcome aboard, barry
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08-20-2010, 09:50 PM
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LUKE!!!
you have found the right place ! great choice on t206!.....pick up a few commons and get your feet "wetter" ....t206 is pretty much all i collect..  anyway, keep the questions flowing, we'll be here...all the experts are here , ted, scot, the list is goes on and on...  PEACE Johnny v Last edited by mrvster; 08-20-2010 at 10:05 PM.
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08-20-2010, 10:30 PM
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You can probably pick up an off condition Wagner quite easily in Robert Edward Auctions next Spring.
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08-22-2010, 12:28 AM
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well welcome aboard and good luck with the dreaded monster
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08-22-2010, 01:07 PM
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Thanks a lot guys
The advice in this thread has really been awesome. The common theme seems to be patience. This hit home yesterday when I had combed through all the listings on ebay and still hadn't found anything I wanted to buy right this minute
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08-23-2010, 12:18 PM
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I'm in the midst of my second...
...run up the mountain that is the Monster. (Borrowing from the name of the Metallica documentary, I refer to my latest collection as Some Kind Of Monster.) The first time around, I was condition conscious and went after some really nice examples of Hall of Famers.
 But this time, I am pushing for quantity over quality. And I could really care less about condition.  But even so, I often accidentally fall into really nice VG-EX cards that are being lumped in with the beaters, and for hardly any additional cash whatsoever.  What has always been daunting to me is the sheer quantity of cards required for completion. But when you eschew quality of cardboard and player, the quantity part takes care of itself pretty quickly. In a few months of trolling the B/S/T thread and an occasional hit on ebay, I have managed to accrue about 300 new T206 cards, virtually all for under $20 -- and many for less than $15 or even $10. Indeed, I am now less than 200 cards from completion. While I need almost all the HOFers and Southern Leaguers, I only need just about 70 commons now. When I get those knocked off, then the Monster will become a much more manageable beast. While it is certainly fun to collect HOFers, they are a slower collection. Given that patience has never been one of my strong suits, I think going the commons route has really helped me this time around, because I can see quicker progress. Also, one of the things that makes collecting T206 so hard is the constant temptation to sell. If you've got a few mid-grade HOFers, they are easy to sell for $100+ as singles. But low-grade commons take a lot more effort to part with and the return is obviously much, much lower. My low-grade T206 commons collection actually makes it harder to just cut bait. It creates its own disincentive to sell. The Monster may want me to quit, to be sure, but it hardly cares for my approach here either. In this way, I sort of feel like I am sneaking up on the Monster. In a few acquisitions, I'm sure he'll turn around -- "What?! You again, eh?!" -- but for the time being, he sits silently, unconcerned that I am anywhere nearing completion. I have him right where I want him.
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