T206 n00b

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There's a lot of T206 collectors on this board, and a whole lot of interesting threads about the set. Use the search function of the board and look forward to hours, days, weeks and months of reading. T206 is known as the "gateway" to other prewar; that was the case for myself, and for many others here. Enjoy, and be careful!

[Tobacco&Gum]

Thanks for the insight, and please keep the comments coming!

I'm sick of being a slave to the PSA set registry, so I've put most of that on hold to dive into this for a while.

I haven't bought any yet, and I've gone back and forth between wanting to buy them graded or raw. The main reason (for me) to buy graded is the obvious. I don't want to buy fakes. All of my graded cards to this point are in PSA holders, but I think if/when I buy a graded T206 it will be in a SGC holder (I like the way they look in them). The main reason to buy raw is because I want to learn about the card through handling the actual card. Get the feel of them, and look at them unobstructed with a loop etc..

I suppose I could buy one or two low dolllar cards that are graded authentic, or 1, and crack them out to get the look/feel of the cards themselves.

The two ways that I've read about spotting fakes are: Names are in brown ink, black ink means it's a fake. Also the first letter of the city must be larger than the rest of the letters in that same word.

Does that sound right, and does anyone else have any other tips about spotting bogus cards?

[Texxxx]

Fake T206 are easy to pick out once you have put a real one in your hands. There are a few real high end fakes that are harder to tell but you usually only see them in expensive cards. PM me your address and I will get you started with your first card.

[t206blogcom]

A good website to spend some time on:

http://t206resource.com/

[npa589]

To add to Jason's post, another plug for a fellow board member:

www.t206.org


This site really guided me to kind of begin to pick out which cards were tougher and were worth more.

Also, since you'll be focusing on teams, Trae has nice visual checklists on there for each team!


Good luck!


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[BleedinBlue]

This should be on everybody's "Must Read" list:

http://www.oldcardboard.com/t/t206/I...al-edition.pdf

[g_vezina_c55]

T206 is a fabulous set, with all the way you can collect it.

When you start work on t206 you simply cant stop, it is a verry fun set to collect and a lot of real t206 expert here to learn a lot about the set.

And be sûre to post your progress on the thread the Monster Number.