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Originally Posted by Harford20
Larry,
That V351 Williams is my unicorn. I have seen three for sale/auction in the last 15 years and the price has yet to be even in the same city (let alone the same ballpark) of my budget. At one time I had $1500 set aside for that card and it never appeared; and the money disappeared.
On the Schmidt, I do know several collectors that have to have that PSA9-10 card and wait/pay for that type of excitement. As some have noted, collecting is "to each his/her own".
Dave
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Yeah, I've come to agree with you, Dave. Leon quite properly responded to one of my earlier, critical posts in this respect that "we each collect differently," and he was right. I don't see the degree of extra value in a gem mint 10 versus a nice "8" or "8.5," but I know others do. Despite respected coin dealer/afficionado Q. David Bowers' views being similar to mine, condition rarities in coins have continued to flourish. To each his own.
I did just buy an '89 Topps PSA 10 Jim Harbaugh because of what he is doing at my old undergrad school, but with 103 PSA tens, the price of course was quite reasonable.
Thanks to all for making some good points,
Larry