Building a set: DeLong vs. Tattoo Orbit?

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Posted By: Bob

I started and completed both sets during the last 12 months. The DeLong set was much, much easier but the Tatoo Orbit set is doable if you are patient. The Levey card in the TO set is the toughest but there are others which are very tough including Alexander which was my last card. I put the TO set together card by card but I would recommend being on the look-out for a near set or "lot" to try to accomplish this. I would also recommend buying the tougher ones in ANY condition and then upgrading as you go along. There was a Levey on ebay this week with decent eye appeal but a tiny border tear which only went for $100, someone got a huge bargain. I don't look for this card to come up on ebay again for quite some time. Haines was also a toughie for me. The part about being patient is that it seems like these cards either come up in 7s and 8s or mangled so a nice creasless exish set takes a while.