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T206Collector<<T206Collector, now that you have the Magie do you have the ambition to pick up the Plank, and a low grade Wagner and Doyle?>>
What I did to afford the Magie was sell a small chunk of my collection -- my SGC 60 Johnson portrait, SGC 70 Tinker portrait, SGC 60 Baker, SGC 60 Crawford batting, SGC 40 53 Topps Mantle and SGC 40 54 Bowman Mantle. After I bought the Magie, I replaced the Tinker (SGC 40), Baker (SGC 30), Crawford (SGC 50) and have still to replace the Johnson (and will not replace the Mantles).
I could see, for example, selling my four Cobbs (SGC 60, 50, 40 and 40) and my three Mathewsons (SGC 80, 60 and 60) to afford a low grade Plank -- and, on a much larger scale, after I upgrade my 521 a bit more, I could see selling them all to afford a low-grade Wagner (though, admittedly, I've got a ways to go to get there, but you get the picture.)
I will never pursue the Doyle. Never say never, I guess, but I feel more comfortable (because it's in my best interest) to consider the Doyle as a post-1911 creation by some very creative people.
<<to have it all together in one place, what a beautiful site it would be!>>
Yessiree!