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Originally Posted by timn1
Beautiful cards, Ron! My approach on R312 was to go for the ungraded and low grade, so for me this was one of the really economical sets. Funny how perspectives differ --
Tim
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My approach was to go for graded and high grade. I have been working on my 1933 Goudey set for 8 years now, and about 3 years ago I had reached that point we all do in set collecting where you are making little progress. So you get bored and look for a new set to keep busy. I had always liked the R312s, noticed that there were no high grade registry sets, and thought a 50 card set would be easy.
I had owned some R312s back in the day, and had a bad experience keeping them in plastic sheets. The cards were very thin and brittle, and the corners would seem to break off if you just looked at them. Not to say everyone's experience would be the same, but for me, encapsulated was the way to go. Besides, I am not one of those touchy-feely collectors that loves to handle old paper. And it could just be me, but I think pre-war cards don't smell that great.
The first year, I completed about a third of the set in Sgc 80 or better. The second year, I realized I would have to lower my standards, and finished another third of the set in SGC 60 or better. This last year, I decided that if I wanted to finish the set I would have to look for cards with good eye appeal at any grade. Of course, I will continue to try upgrading the set because I am a little crazy.
The DiMaggio is costly but the other 49 cards are not that bad. However, if you decide to do this set graded you will probably spend more than the set will ever be worth. So, I do not think our perspectives are really so different.
