Newer to T206 Collecting, seeking advice...

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by lloydchristmas

Separately, may I ask how old most were when they started collecting this set? I’m 31 at the moment, feel like I have a lot more ground to cover than most.

I picked up my first two T206s summer of 1997, when I was 24. Still have them (now SGC 60 Matty White Cap and SGC 50 Bender Portrait).

I started collecting signed T206 cards in 2003 or 2004 when four signed Marquards made their way on to eBay. I bought them all and still have two of them.

I got to 520 by the time I was 34, in 2007, but then sold virtually all of them to buy Lionel Carter’s T206 Plank in a Mastro auction (sold it about 8 years later), and a slew of additional signed T206 cards that started popping up on eBay that year - part of The Great Pittsburgh Find of Signed T206 Cards.

I got back to 518 last year, but then have sold off most of those already to fund other card purchases. Not sure if I’m going to make another run any time soon. But, I will always pursue signed T206s — that is my life’s calling.

Remember, The Monster wants you to quit — don’t listen to it!