520. Done. How did it feel? Tell your story.....

[Thromdog]

Well it took 2 years and 10 months. 1020 days. To all who have helped along the way, I say thank you. To all with advice, thank you. To all who research and tell me every single day on this site why this set is so unique and special, thank you.

You know who you are.....

Self promotion? Yep..... I rarely post on the main page. I'm due.

But there is a question for all. Likely one that has been asked before a hundred times, but who gets tired of those stories? Not me.

What did it feel like for you to complete that set? Or that subset? Tobacco, Caramel, Pre-Century, 1984 Topps, doesn't matter......

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520.

I sat at 517 as of six months ago.
518 four months ago.
519 for the last two months.

A slow and arduous process for a collector with any reasonable budget. Patience is a virtue but patience was so freaking tough these last several months.

How ironic is it that the very last card I needed was one that is the most graded in the set, the most common, a super print that sells tens of times a week it seems?

Cobb Red.

And now I have one.....or at least, he's being shipped. Go ahead and talk about jinxing.

I was wrapping up work on Friday late, almost everyone gone, an hour drive ahead of me. Pulled out my phone to check my search list on eBay just before leaving and there he was, just posted. I knew he was the one, but did my diligence. Quick check at historical, what does an Old Mill normally sell for? The MK is a backstamp?....love it. I can't see any creases going through the card. Corners look goofy but those never bothered me much. Damn, he looks pretty well centered.....

RING IT UP!

Three pumps of the fists, walk out of my office and did a dance. No one here to notice. Well, except for the cleaning lady. She stared at me for a few seconds with a confused look.

I walked down the hall and gave her a high five.

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My first purchase was a Jordan batting PSA 3 card I bought through eBay from PWCC on June 16, 2013. Hahahaha. From there it opened the flood gates.

For anyone who wants to ask about the journey or has any questions about why, how, when, or who.....just shoot me a PM and I will answer. Love talking.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

wow congrats Jeff that's one hell of an accomplishment! Great looking Cobb too. Post some pics of some of some of the other big cards...

[Thromdog]

Here's a couple big ones.....

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[Cozumeleno]

I know we already talked over the weekend, Jeff, but congrats once more. That red Cobb is great.

I had a similarly frustrating end waiting for reasonable prices on the last few remaining cards outside of my Cobbs. My last official card was JF Kiernan and after a few months of looking for one, I finally bit the bullet and overpaid a little for it simply out of getting sick of looking at the lone blank space in my binder.

The word bullet is ironic in this instance since it has two small holes through it that could be BB gun pellets

But yes, I can sympathize on looking for those last few cards. Congratulations again!

[Steve D]

Congratulations Jeff, that's a great-looking 2!

The Cobb red background was my first T206, and the O'Hara StL was the one that got me to 520. It was just a great sense of accomplishment when I got the O'Hara back in 2013, ~10 years after I got the Cobb. Now I just dream of getting a Plank


Steve

[iowadoc77]

I am a T206 newbie. My first was purchased when I was a primarily football collector. Traded for a PSA 2.5 Ty Cobb Red Portrait about 2 years ago and picked up a few HOF in the last year. Now the last couple weeks I have really gotten the bug and bought about 40 raw commons. Now I am going to wait for them all to come in and just take some time and look them over. I think I am going to go for raw for everything except HOF and try to get one of each of the backs as much as possible. Then get some reprints to occupy the binder space where my graded cards would be. Looking forward to it. Will be fun to see the binder pages fill up. Have had a lot of luck here with picking up some singles.

[ZachS]

I started about 10 years ago and the red Cobb was one of my first T206s. I ended up giving up on 520 and now I just focus on portraits. Luckily I had most of the big name portraits from when I first started. Unfortunately the only one I don't have yet is a green Cobb... wish I would have knocked that out 10 years ago.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by Thromdog

Well it took 2 years and 10 months. 1020 days. To all who have helped along the way, I say thank you. To all with advice, thank you. To all who research and tell me every single day on this site why this set is so unique and special, thank you.

You know who you are.....

Self promotion? Yep..... I rarely post on the main page. I'm due.

But there is a question for all. Likely one that has been asked before a hundred times, but who gets tired of those stories? Not me.

What did it feel like for you to complete that set? Or that subset? Tobacco, Caramel, Pre-Century, 1984 Topps, doesn't matter......

-------------------------------
520.

I sat at 517 as of six months ago.
518 four months ago.
519 for the last two months.

A slow and arduous process for a collector with any reasonable budget. Patience is a virtue but patience was so freaking tough these last several months.

How ironic is it that the very last card I needed was one that is the most graded in the set, the most common, a super print that sells tens of times a week it seems?

Cobb Red.

And now I have one.....or at least, he's being shipped. Go ahead and talk about jinxing.

I was wrapping up work on Friday late, almost everyone gone, an hour drive ahead of me. Pulled out my phone to check my search list on eBay just before leaving and there he was, just posted. I knew he was the one, but did my diligence. Quick check at historical, what does an Old Mill normally sell for? The MK is a backstamp?....love it. I can't see any creases going through the card. Corners look goofy but those never bothered me much. Damn, he looks pretty well centered.....

RING IT UP!

Three pumps of the fists, walk out of my office and did a dance. No one here to notice. Well, except for the cleaning lady. She stared at me for a few seconds with a confused look.

I walked down the hall and gave her a high five.

Attachment 226671

My first purchase was a Jordan batting PSA 3 card I bought through eBay from PWCC on June 16, 2013. Hahahaha. From there it opened the flood gates.

For anyone who wants to ask about the journey or has any questions about why, how, when, or who.....just shoot me a PM and I will answer. Love talking.

Congrats Jeff,

you're one of the mans!!! (off this site top 3!) I know I told you already but super jealous of that Cobby you got

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by Thromdog

Well it took 2 years and 10 months. 1020 days. To all who have helped along the way, I say thank you. To all with advice, thank you. To all who research and tell me every single day on this site why this set is so unique and special, thank you.

You know who you are.....

Self promotion? Yep..... I rarely post on the main page. I'm due.

But there is a question for all. Likely one that has been asked before a hundred times, but who gets tired of those stories? Not me.

What did it feel like for you to complete that set? Or that subset? Tobacco, Caramel, Pre-Century, 1984 Topps, doesn't matter......

-------------------------------
520.

I sat at 517 as of six months ago.
518 four months ago.
519 for the last two months.

A slow and arduous process for a collector with any reasonable budget. Patience is a virtue but patience was so freaking tough these last several months.

How ironic is it that the very last card I needed was one that is the most graded in the set, the most common, a super print that sells tens of times a week it seems?

Cobb Red.

And now I have one.....or at least, he's being shipped. Go ahead and talk about jinxing.

I was wrapping up work on Friday late, almost everyone gone, an hour drive ahead of me. Pulled out my phone to check my search list on eBay just before leaving and there he was, just posted. I knew he was the one, but did my diligence. Quick check at historical, what does an Old Mill normally sell for? The MK is a backstamp?....love it. I can't see any creases going through the card. Corners look goofy but those never bothered me much. Damn, he looks pretty well centered.....

RING IT UP!

Three pumps of the fists, walk out of my office and did a dance. No one here to notice. Well, except for the cleaning lady. She stared at me for a few seconds with a confused look.

I walked down the hall and gave her a high five.

Attachment 226671

My first purchase was a Jordan batting PSA 3 card I bought through eBay from PWCC on June 16, 2013. Hahahaha. From there it opened the flood gates.

For anyone who wants to ask about the journey or has any questions about why, how, when, or who.....just shoot me a PM and I will answer. Love talking.

Congrats Jeff,

you're one of the mans!!! (off this site top 3!) I know I told you already but super jealous of that Cobby you got

[Bocabirdman]

Congratulations!

I am at dyslexic 520...502. I am stuck there. I am waiting for a flea market shoebox find to finish it off.....

[Sean]

Hey Jeff, there's a Magie in REA, just in case you want to go for 521.

[T206Collector]

I got to 521 in 2007 (including Magie) and then sold about 400 of them off to be able to afford Lionel Carter's Plank. That was extremely exciting. Figured I would do what you did and just put them all back together behind Mr. Plank, but at the same time -- literally the same month -- eBay started becoming awash with signed T206 cards from The Great Pittsburgh Find. I already had a couple of Marquards, Livingstone and Snodgrass batting. But, within a few months I was able to add a dozen or two more. That put a serious crimp in my collecting non-signed T206s for a second run up the mountain, not just financially but interest as well. Once you hold a handful of signed T206 cards, the unsigned ones become way less interesting.

Nevertheless, I now sit at about 325 unsigned T206s and continue to pick up a few here and there without much fanfare. Perhaps this time I will make it back to 520? Who knows? But, I will tell you this -- the climb is much more thrilling than the view from the top.

Enjoy your set! I'd be curious to see where you turn your attention to next. Given how quickly you got there, I would guess the thrill of the hunt was more special to you and that you will now miss it.

[Thromdog]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Enjoy your set! I'd be curious to see where you turn your attention to next. Given how quickly you got there, I would guess the thrill of the hunt was more special to you and that you will now miss it.

Thank you all for the stories and encouragement.

For what's next? Upgrades. To me that is fun too and I've been doing it for the last year as I wait.

Interested in some back runs too. As well as oversized cards. Also have my Delong set in progress (17).

Oh, and there is also below......I've posted it a few times already. Will never get all 281 but have a goal of 200, and then will go from there.

[jlehma13]

Congratulations again, Jeff! It's been great fun sharing in the journey. One which I'm sure will continue. Your patience on the Cobb was incredible! I know exactly what you mean about seeing the perfect card for your set though.