In the 1990's, when I first started getting into pre - War cards (and had the money to start buying them) a veteran collector (my mentor) suggested I stay with T206's and NOT get into T207's. At the time, he said this because he thought T207's were ugly and that there weren't many people collecting them. So, even though they were inexpensive, he didn't think they would appreciate in value as much as T206's and that there wouldn't be as many collectors interested in them if I were to buy some and then want/need to sell them.
He told me all of this while at a local auction where there were a bunch of VG T207's selling for between $5 and $15 per card. Since that time, I have found what I like to collect (rare items - at least more rare than common T206's) and wish I had bought some of those T207's.
Also, a couple of years ago, I was at another local auction and was distracted while a VG condition red Cycle backed T207 was selling. It ended at $30 dollars....
David
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