Not depression, more like hopeless? T206 collection

[Ronnie73]

When it comes to the T206 set, everyone goes about collecting it a certain way, and even giving up on the set too. I started collecting the master front/back set back in 2010. I didn't want the 520 set because it was too easy to finish at the time. So I focused on harder to find backs. Plus I decided on this because I got tired of completing sets and then getting bored with them a week later, just to sell them and take a small loss to breaking even. I needed something I couldn't finish. 2010 to 2017 the prices were perfect for me, and my custom auto repair shop was doing good. But then Covid hit, along with an after hours shooting, and the start of inflation attacking the cost of basic living expences. There just wasn't enough work coming through the door anymore. People had priorities, and putting a turbo kit on their Honda, along with an air bag or hydraulic suspension, just wasn't at the top of their list anymore. So I had to close my shop in 2020. After that, my health got worse, and my future of working and reopening my shop was getting further from my reach. Plus the lack of extra money really hit my T206 Master Set hard. Also sitting around and stuck with your own thoughts, caused anxity, depression, and PTSD that I didn't even know I had before all of this.

So I'm basically saying to everyone, how much happier would you be if you got to a 520 or 522 set? How long do you think that happiness would last? My guess is it would feel the exact same as just adding one more basic T206 to your set. Think about just one card at a time. Don't think about the whole set in general. Your happiness will feel the same and last the same amount of time as a single card aquired.

Plus remember, you are not alone. Many people are trying to complete the 518,520, or 522 set. My last card purchased for my 520 set was on 8/5/2019. It was my 514th card in the basic 520 set. Since then, I've added 55 different front/back combinations I needed, and nearing 2000 different combinations. That's nearly 5 years. 11 new cards for my set per year. About one card a month. So don't be ashamed if you only add one card per month to your set. Continue the grind. And anxiety, depression, and ptsd are probably at their highest levels they've ever been at. Seek help if you feel you need to, and share with your friends. Because you just don't know who might be standing next to you that's dealing with a similar issue.

[t206kid]

To echo others, there are certainly ebbs and flows in collecting. Shoot me a message if you want a blank spreadsheet. I actually really enjoy card spreadsheet work, so maybe take a blank, a day, and a beer, and have fun repopulating.