Set Recommendations

[Mollys Dad]

I have been toying with attempting the Diamond Stars set. I dont think it will put you in the poor house and you could probably get them all in mid to higher grades. IMO.

[Big Six]

I love this set...lots of HoFers...tough #1 in Gomez..108 cards...hi #'s...no Ruth or Gehrig to muck it up price wise. Great first set! Regardless...good luck with whatever you choose.

And by the way...t205 is far more appealing looking than t206...republicaninmass is not alone!!!

[Ease]

Originally Posted by Big Six

And by the way...t205 is far more appealing looking than t206...republicaninmass is not alone!!!

+1, you get an ad and a blurb/stats on the back rather than just the ad...

[Niko]

To each their own, I don't love the look of T205.

I'm thinking of starting T206 and going after all the HOF to start. I know this is really tough, but excluding the few biggies, it should be attainable in time. When I have the HOF set done, the SL'ers wont be bad, and when I have the HOF + SL'ers done, the commons will be easy. All to be had in PSA form (atleast for the HOF'ers for sure, I'll take PSA 1-3 but probably will end up with mostly PSA 1).

Anyone have a link to where I can see a breakdown by team, SL, HOF etc.?

Thanks
Zach

[rdixon1208]

Zach,

I started off collecting (T206) HOFers and didn't get too far without getting a little bored. I don't have a big budget, so buying only HOFers restricted me to only buying one card here and there. So I decided to switch coarse. I started buying low grade commons instead of HOFers and have been much happier. I went from 15 cards to 70+ in no time. I'm not adding anything of significance at one time, but I really feel like I'm making much more progress than I was before.

As for your other question, I buy all of the commons raw. I've found that I can usually get a much better deal. Much of the hobby depends on TPG's for peace of mind. In my opinion this account for the higher prices on low grade cards, but it doesn't take long to develop an eye for reprints/alterations when you're looking at one set all the time. The HOFers I buy are graded (SGC for me)....just gives me peace of mind.

[Niko]

I took a quick look at your collection - it looks great!

Perhaps I'll do both - buy myself a starter set of low grade commons and at the same time, work on a list of HOF'ers. I plan on funding the set (for now) by selling my current collection (modern cards). Let's say hypothetically I get 4.5-5K. I would have all that money up front but once that disappears, I would infrequently have money to put into cards. So, I could start pretty strong (I would hope 5k would get me somewhere), but it would slow down tremendously. However, it would slow down regardless of how I went about it.

Zach

[ethicsprof]

the most wise Dr. Darren Duet (by the way, great to see you back around!!!)
is most convincing in advising you to choose the T206s. You obviously love them already. I'd listen to the doctor.
and as the brilliant Tony Ooten suggests with his use of the most astute
dictum, do not listen to the Monster---because the Monster wants you to quit; don't listen to it!!!!!!

all the best in your quest,
barry

[MooseWithFleas]

Originally Posted by Mollys Dad

I have been toying with attempting the Diamond Stars set. I dont think it will put you in the poor house and you could probably get them all in mid to higher grades. IMO.

Originally Posted by Big Six

I love this set...lots of HoFers...tough #1 in Gomez..108 cards...hi #'s...no Ruth or Gehrig to muck it up price wise. Great first set! Regardless...good luck with whatever you choose.

And by the way...t205 is far more appealing looking than t206...republicaninmass is not alone!!!

I too love the look of the Diamond Stars, one of the most underrated sets IMO. How much would it run you to collect all 108 do you think?