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RobI have a friend who wants to start collecting vintage items (pre-war). He saw my small collection of tobacco cards and he liked them. He's in his mid-teens and really doesn't know anything of sports so modern card issues don't interest him. He likes the way a card 'looks old and antiquish' and how portraits look like miniature paintings. Is there a way he can start without denting his pockets like a tobacco starter set or something? One idea I had given him was he could collect off-grade T-206 common portraits with red backgrounds. They look nice, the red stands out, and he could get one of them a month for about $20/per on average. I am also going to give him a copy of Mr.Mint's book on investing in collectibles (I would highlight the parts which seem most important - yeah, I know some of you like him and most of you hate him, but his book is how I got started into tobacco issues) so he can at least get a little knowledge of what he going into and what he's up against. Any suggestions?