Ok, I hit submit too early. I can relate to what Brian said about the "clutter" argument. Before sets, I bought the cards of players that really stood out to me. I plan on returning to this way of buying. There are some real significant works of art to be had. I would like to focus on a single player and then move to the next. Ted Williams might be the guy I start with...I am an Ernie Banks junkie, too. 53 Bowman (Musial, Hodges, Reese, etc) and 52 Topps (Zernial, Jackie Robinson, etc) have cards I really, really want. There are also lots of HOF rookies, like Hank Aaron's, that I plan on acquiring. At the end of the day, we all collect what we like. My collection may end up becoming a hodge-podge to someone else, but that doesn't matter. I am not going to lose any sleep over what some dealer thinks of my collection. I am not looking to make a profit. Time and again, I have been able to sell off or trade a piece if I needed money or a different card. I truly appreciate all of the different approaches and perspectives regarding our hobby reflected by the members of this board.
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