Set Buliders Question

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by HOF Yankees

I think I didn't ask the right questions

I think I may have misinterpreted your questions. I thought you were asking specific questions about your set.

Step one: decide what you are collecting and what you'll do with it once complete

For me, I'm reselling upon completion. Therefore I'm collecting SGC graded T206 common back cards (for resale value). I'm also collecting exclusively 40s as I'm looking for consistency with decent eye appeal without breaking the bank. If I wasn't reselling, I probably would collect raw.

The most cost effective way to build is buying large lots. I'll buy any lot that I think is a value. Sometimes I resell the entire thing as singles or in smaller lots. Sometimes I keep them all. Generally it's somewhere in the middle.

I buy both graded and ungraded. For my ungraded cards, I wait for an SGC special or until I have 100+ in which I can get bulk pricing.

My motto along the way has been that "50s pay for 40s"...

[HOF Yankees]

thanks Erick for the help and advice