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Posted By: DJ

Welcome aboard!

First off, purchase and enjoy cards not for the 'investment' of it. If you are dealing with T206's, the supply really won't dwindle down. If you want to invest, you may want to look at 'tougher' high-dollar issues and even then, some board members would rather you put money into the stock market and such.

Even though cards tend to go up in value, we all enjoy the cards for what they are. As far as your collecting future, it all depends on what you want to do. T206 is a great way to begin as I began this way as well. There are many different ways to view your new collecting venture. You can collect as many as possible, collect different backs, collect Hall Of Famers or try for a set if you are young enough. I have been working on my set for thirteen years and I'm real picky, a real pain in the ass about my T206's.

Just BE careful. I think you are fairly safe purchasing 'raw' (ungraded) cards of the commons in lesser conditions but be VERY VERY VERY careful about the stars. Sellers trim cards and try and pass them off as authentic when they are really reproductions. If you see a Ty Cobb card for $200 when it should sell for $2000, avoid. Trust grading companies like SGC, GAI and...PSA.

Oh, Blue Collar humor is prohibited from the Forum.

Just kidding.

Dj