Kevin, I would worry less on ebay about people faking low grade goudey and t205-06 commons and more about the issue of trimming. You guys should really decide if having trimmed cards in the collection matters to you or not. If it does, graded 1's in goudey, and t's are cheap enough, certainly under 20. If the trimming is less of a concern, I would then look at raw cards on ebay and then cross reference borders to graded listings. After a little while you can def. tell an obvious trim. Also consider whether marks on a card bother you or not. I personally don't care if one of my 05's or 06's has a mark on the back, but they bother me on the front. For your son, going from mint to beat, he'll have to look at a bunch of cards and decide his limits on condition. Budget wise it sounds like he could probably pick up one every 1-2 weeks. Also kudos on getting him to put money in the collection plate, sounds like a good kid all around. Good luck!
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