New Guy from NC

[Tobacco206]

Hey, guys just wanted to post up and say hi. Just found this site last night and added it to my other T206 type websites on my laptop. Even though i'm 44 i spend my child hood collecting comics and as a adult still collect and have setup at shows up and down the coast for years. But i have always like cards my whole life so at my late age i decide to dive into learning more about the T206 card set and start buying.. Right now it still is overwhelming with all the backs, and all the ways people tend to collect (like subsets,team sets, backs, hof, poses, ).. i just dont know where to start and i'll be the first to say i need HELP. i havnt been to shows in years for cards and really were told by my fellow comic dealers horror storys about the hobby dieing off a few years ago, but i dont care if so or not.
hoping to get to know people,< looking for Ted from the old site<< hes seems a wealth of info.

with comics there is a price guide, and i'm finding prices with t206 stuff all over the place.

2 questions i hope everyone will give there options of<<<<

do most or should i buy non graded or graded ? i plan to buy g-vg range for myself.

is there a ballpark the commoms are priced at just so i can keep in mind for reference when buying??

any 101 school help or gameplan type help would be most helpful.

thx and email me if you want GUY