[PowderedH2O]

Thanks for your kind words. To be honest, I played the ratings game a while back while putting together a 1954 Bowman football set. I was down to the last four or five cards and I was straight 8's. And I couldn't find them for anything. Then, a 6 came available. And I resisted, because my set was all 8's, but the card was beautiful. So I bought it. And I ended up buying more 6's and 7's and selling off some 8's before I eventually sold the whole set. I'll finish it again pretty soon in raw 4-6 form. But, I have found that I actually like a handled card. I don't want one that is destroyed, but if it has a decent photo, no major creases, and reasonably decent centering, the rest doesn't bug me. Even an ink mark here or there is ok. I bought some T218's last year that all have a number written on the back in ink. I got them for almost nothing because of that. The 52's I am trying to get graded, but it might be the only set I do that way.

There is something about this set that attracts me. Maybe it is the simplicity. Maybe it is the colors. I'm not sure. BTW, I had a PSA Kiner a couple of years ago and sold it off when I sold the rest of my collection. I'm looking forward to replacing it soon. But, my budget isn't large, so it will be a slow process.