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Originally Posted by jcpowell76
How did you get started? Did you get a good deal on the first one or something? Have you had to buy each one individually, or gotten them at some sort of good deal, or maybe spent $50 - $150 a piece at a time.
Thanks, john
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I don’t consider myself a very advanced collector so keep that in mind while you read my observations. I’m certain that there are others here who are more knowledgeable than I when it comes to these. The first one I purchased was the Foxx. I bought it in 1994 prior to eBay. I paid far too much. I actually purchased a t206 dark cap Mathewson the same day and paid less for it than Foxx. In the 1990s there were a number of fairly large shows here. The Dixie Lid premiums were always the first thing I looked for. I never found another one locally. I purchased the others individually on eBay. Although they all seem to appear infrequently, the 1938 Foxx and Moses are more easily obtained. The 1938 Feller and Hubbell seem to be much more difficult. The only difficult one for me in the 1937 set was the Medwick. In terms of condition they all seem difficult to find in excellent or better condition. Due to their size, creases and stains are common as are tears around the punch holes. For some reason when the 1937s do appear they tend to be in better condition than the 1938s. I have been patient and collected only ones free of major flaws. Excluding the Foxx, I paid less than $100.00 each for the others. Thankfully their popularity doesn’t mirror their scarcity so they remain very affordable. Ironically the Dixie Lid discs are more plentiful and tend to be more expensive than the premiums in top condition. I don’t own any of the 1952 or 1953 versions as they just aren’t visually appealing to me.
The Feller that recently sold on eBay for $73.44 suffered from paper loss and had reinforcement tape around the holes. Considering it’s scarcity I should have been willing to pay more despite those issues just to finish the set. Sets appear in auctions for around a thousand dollars. It would probably be much less frustrating to obtain them that way. The Feller remains my white whale.