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Posted By: T206Collector

I got up to 521, with Magie, but then took a dramatic and well-documented hit going after Plank. I figured I would just get back on the horse and ride back up the mountain, but something happened on my way back -- I got distracted by a recent find of autographed T206 cards. And when I started to acquire those, it made the unsigned ones seem almost imcomplete to me.

Fortunately -- at least from a cost perspective -- I have apparently exhausted all supplies of signed T206 cards that I do not already have. The collection stands at 31 different examples. But instead of reinvesting back into the monster, I began to sample signed cards from other sets, including T201, T202, T205, E95 and more recently W560 (Grove rookie) and 1933 Goudey. The Goudey quest didn't kick in -- though I'd love a 1933 Goudey signed Grove -- and I'm not really as fascinated by post-WWI signed cards as I am with the pre-WWI signed cards. So we'll see how my collection continues to evolve.

My race to 521 was focused and unwaivering. But I am not sure I have it in me to climb back up. It is sort of like visiting an amazing place on earth. After you return, do you save up to go back -- or do you start planning trips to other exciting locales? At this point, I'm just not sure.


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