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Originally Posted by rats60
The other thing I would say is to learn rarity and when you have a chance to pull the trigger on one for your set do it. You are going for the 520, Demmitt and O"Hara are the keys. Buy them the first chance you get.
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The biggest mistake I made was in 2002 or 2003, when I was just starting. I had a chance for a PSA 3 Plank, but someone topped my bid on the last day. I let it go (for $12,000) because I told myself that I could buy so many commons that I could get close to finishing the set with that money.
But I could have bought those commons any time. Planks are few and far between. If you have a chance for something rare, not necessarily a Plank, but maybe a Cobb with a Lenox back or a Red Hindu W. Johnson, buy it. You can get the commons anytime, but the big stuff is rarely available. You'll never regret owning them, and they are the cards that always go up in value, so you won't lose money on them.
By the way, that PSA 3 Plank that I didn't get later sold for $75,000.
