Total Cost for T206 Set

[Vintageismygame]

Those of you who are chasing the Monster, what budget have you set yourself at as far as total cost? (minus the big 4)

Matt

[the 'stache]

I really haven't set a budget. It's going to take me a long time to complete, and I have no way of knowing what the market will be 5 years from now, or 10 years from now. I am also not working on the set exclusively, so factoring that in, it will take me longer.

[ullmandds]

Unless you are planning to conquer the monster in a very short period of time...I don't really think an accurate budget can be set?

[AMBST95]

I tend to follow the same situation as "the stache". I am acquiring cards over time and will pay a fair market value when I come to a card, but don't have a set budget as I'm not trying to get to 520 in just a year or two and as we've seen in the past few years, this set can really be all over the place. This is more of an issue depending on how you collect it as the variance between condition and different backs can create a really drastic variation in total budget.

[Blunder19]

you will need at least about $20K to put together a low grade 520.

[shernan30]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

you will need at least about $20K to put together a low grade 520.

Even though this is a rough number and can go up quite a bit, its nice to have an idea what it might cost to work on the monster. I'm not planning to tackle this one any time soon, well not until I compete my 1934 Goudey Set at least.

[frankbmd]

Pick any condition you choose and decide what you are going to pay for a common, graded or ungraded, and then add three zeroes. Mix gently with a wooden spoon for three minutes and place the set in a secure undisclosed location. The result should be a relatively accurate estimate of your cost for a 518 card set. A sprinkle of O'Hara, Demmitt & Magie as a garnish is not included in this estimate. Wagner, Doyle and Plank will require more zeroes.