Where to start on T206 collection?

[BleedinBlue]

Everybody has given some great advice. I started with Brooklyn as well and then expanded my focus as I completed interim goals. I'm now at 508 and will keep picking off the next dozen as budget permits.

Before you seriously start on this effort I strongly suggest you come up with a realistic price estimate for what it will cost to accomplish the goal and make sure it is a financially realistic goal. The costs of the scarce backs can be staggering and the thought of buying several uzits, drums, Lenox, and red Hindus is just not realistic for most people, let alone a broadleaf 460 or two. Keep in mind that the prices for these backs has risen exponentially in the past few years. Once you have estimated total cost, if you have the means to give it a try, more power to you. Perhaps a team set with one example of each back would be a good stretch goal.

There are a million different ways to approach it. Find an approach that works within your budget so that you don't fall victim to the monster.

[The Nasty Nati]

It's nice to see a collector my same age. I actually rather recently finished a T206 Reds team set. I bought about half my cards raw and I had them graded by SGC and then the other half I crossed over from PSA (as you can see I still have a few I still need to send to SGC). SGC in my opinion is definitely the way to go with T206. The white borders in the black casing of the SGC holders really make the cards look great. My suggestion to you is if you buy raw cards make sure to ask the seller whether the card has any creases. Creases are hard to see in most pictures and those "flaws" can bring a lower grade. Then again if a particular grade doesn’t matter then creases shouldn’t be a concern.

Good luck with the Brooklyn set. It's definitely has some great looking cards. I'm thinking about tackling that set too as I live in Brooklyn. Like others have said I’d definitely start with Dahlen. His card rarely comes up and when it does it goes for big money. He’s priced at more or less as a mid-tier T206 Hall of Famer even though he’s just a “minor” star.

Best of luck,
Ben

[polakoff]

Great looking team set! I lost my first one on ebay last night but I'm trying to be disciplined and not over-spend. I don't care too much about grades at this point (can always upgrade later) but that's also why I don't really want to buy raw, because then I'm sinking more money into the grading aspect.