Are you
collecting cards or are you
investing in cards?
As a
collector, I'd try to fill in some items from my want list.
As an
investor with only $450 to play with (which is really peanuts in the grand scheme of collecting economics) I would focus on nice cards of major HOFers. Personally, I think there is great value in some of the early 1970s Topps issues. There are high #'s, condition sensitive sets, and a ready market. In terms of whether to buy one card or several, I have always preferred to get ten 7's instead of one 9. I just think of it as diversifying. Plus it looks a lot better spread out on the desk.
