Cycle 460 Journey Down To One!!! *Update 6/7/23*

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Thanks to another great hobbyist I was able to knock off three of the five Cycle 460s I needed. The journey is down to two: Seymour, portrait (only 1 graded) and Cobb, Bat Off (if anyone has one I would love to try to work out a deal).

I can scratch the Cobb off the list!!!!

So many good people in this hobby have helped me along in this journey. When I was down to 10 I was having a hard time finding any of them for sale and questioning whether to continue the journey. Within 6 months I was able to obtain five to get the number down to five. It had been a while since I even had a chance obtain one and about to possibly sell of my (1 of 1). Then this offer came along and reduced the number to two!

Maybe some day the Cycle 460 journey will be complete, it has been quite a journey to get to this point.

Thanks to all the good people in the hobby!

Lee

[fkm_bky]

Congrats Lee! Would love to see some of them!

Good luck on the last leg of the journey

Bill

[Pat R]

That's a great Lee, good luck with the last two.

[Casey2296]

Congratulations Lee, almost there and best wishes closing it out.

[Jay Wolt]

Very impressive. congrats on the journey

[Leon]

Congrats on the journey so far. Nice accomplishment.
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[wolf441]

Congratulations, Lee!! That is a huge accomplishment, best of luck on the last two!

[Luke]

Awesome news! Who were the most recent 3? And I agree, let's see some pictures!

[ullmandds]

congrats lee...now lets see em all spread out!!!!

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Thanks all!

The last three I just got were Ball, Bell and Griffith.

I believe this picture was taken with 102 of the 107 I have.

Lee

[Carter08]

Holy cow

[nineunder71]

I’m impressed that they are all the old flip SGCs, not one new flip in the bunch

Well done sir!!

Love me some Cycles

[Wanaselja]

Originally Posted by Carter08

Holy cow

Ditto

[tedzan]

Congratulations....Lee

If I recall correctly, you and I both started these T206 adventures circa 2006.

You chose CYCLE 460 and I chose AMERICAN BEAUTY 460.

I don't think either of us expected that we would still be searching for T206's
to complete our respective runs 16 years later.

I need only one (Camnitz) to complete my 74-card run.

GOOD LUCK in getting those last two CYCLE 460 cards.


TED Z

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[KCRfan1]

Lee,

Give us some insight to the journey!

Is there a card you thought would be easier to obtain that proved to be elusive?

Is there a card you thought would be difficult that turned out easier?

Very impressive with the run!

[mrvster]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!

I remembered when you first started!

I cant wait to celebrate with you

you are one of the best in the hobby

[Bridwell]

Those are awesome. What a collection!!

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Here is a little break down collecting the Cycle 460s.

I got back into collecting T206s in 2000, I already had 80 of them. I had decided I would collect up to Demmitt and O'Hare and try to get at least one card of each back. I achieved up to Drum on the back and up to Demmit and O'Hara.

Along the way I got my tenth Cycle 460 (Conroy) and decided it might be fun to try to get all of them, not knowing at the time exactly how many there were. This was prior to PSA putting back designations on their slabs and pop reports seldom factored in the equation.

So the question of who was surprisingly easy and who was unexpectedly tough I had not idea. The Overall yellow is a 1 of 1 in the pop reports at this time and bought before there was any real pop report for Cycle 460s, so I had no idea it was an extremely tough card.

I took the time about ten years ago to verify the fronts and backs. The last one I was able to verify was Schaefer and within a year two more showed up. I am sure there are more ungraded out there that are not accounted for, but only time will tell if and when they show up.

It has been quite the journey with a few bumps in the road including someone using my needs to start their collection. He collected for about 3 years and then sold them off. At that point my needs list was only in trusted hands that came through multiple times.

A bit of a side note, when David Hall was making his run for a master set I never bid on an auction.

Thanks again to everyone that has helped and everyone that makes tis hobby so great.

Lee

[sreader3]

Really tough back. Quite an achievement Lee. Congrats.

[BobC]

Fantastic Lee!

[mrvster]

any luck yet??????????

[t206kid]

SOO cool! Love seeing the group shot.

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Big Thanks to Kevin Quinn in helping me to acquire the Ty Cobb, Bat Off, to put the journey down to one!

[atx840]

Congrats Lee!

[Rhotchkiss]

Congrats Lee!

[brass_rat]

Love the dedication, congrats!

Steve

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Ryan, You helped me to add a key part! A big Thank You!

[stutor]

Well done Lee! Congratulations man…one more to go!!!

[Prof]

Awesome stuff. Good luck with the last card!

[Casey2296]

Love to see any board member reach their goal, in this case it's quite an impressive back run, congrats Lee and best wishes closing it out.

[ullmandds]

congrats lee...the only cobb im missing from my t206 quartet...but i will not need a cycle 460 luckily! Good luck on your white whale!

[Scott L.]

So insane…..congrats Lee!!!

[The Detroit Collector]

amazing!

[BRY68]

Congrats! What a spectacular pic!

[ValKehl]

Congrats, Lee! Quite an accomplishment!

[t206fanatic]

congrats lee, very impressive.

[Yoda]

Lee, well done. Maybe you can find the Seymour at the National. Strange things happen at the National.

[Ronnie73]

Totally incredible Lee!! To be one away is amazing. Don't give up. Trust me. And shout out to Kevin on that insane Cobb he let go.

[pawpawdiv9]

funny how you been searching for a Cobb batt off cycle 460....just noticed one on Ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/26629261624...Bk9SR5LNkd6UYg

[frankbmd]

Lee, I see a few minor flaws on the front. Are there any wrinkles on the reverse?

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

funny how you been searching for a Cobb batt off cycle 460....just noticed one on Ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/26629261624...Bk9SR5LNkd6UYg

Dang, upgrade time already.

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

I ran it by my wife if I could have two of them, she said if you do there is the door.

So I think that one is out of the question.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by Sterling Sports Auctions

I ran it by my wife if I could have two of them, she said if you do there is the door.

So I think that one is out of the question.

At least she offered a door. Some of us don't even get that.