Starting T206 set Looking for advice on how to begin

[Dustanh1]

Take your time. I will be 29 in October....I started the set about 3 years ago and am a little over 20% complete. I started by picking up a few commons and then decided I would start picking up the Cubs team set. I try to pick up a few cards a month, on average. I wanted to get up to 150 different by the end of this year, and was on track to do so until my girlfriend and I found out we are having our first child near the end of November. I haven't picked up a new T206 in about 3-4 months, but I knew going into this that it would be a marathon, so a few months isn't a big deal.

Buy a few raw commons and get a feel for them. The more you study the cards in the set, the more comfortable you will be with identifying reprints, fakes, trim jobs, etc.

Get your hands on a lot of different reading materials, including auction house catalogs and even some books....a few of my favorites are Crazy '08 and A Prince at First. It adds something to collecting the set when you have a good feel for the era.

Most of all, be patient.