I really can relate to this. However I’m going to spin it another direction.
I’ve always been a Rose fan and always wanted his 63 but never did because the card is flat out ugly. I’ve recently gotten excited and comfortable knowing I really am more happy with a 65, 69 and many others that I feel are just better examples. That’s just me, like today I picked up a 70 Seaver PSA 8 that is really nice. While his 67 is awesome I would rather have 3-4 strong Seaver examples than A low grade rookie (unless it is like a 2 that presents like a 7)
I collect a lot of Koufax and prefer his 1956 to his rookie by far. Matter of fact this year I’ve purchased 2 1956 PSA 7 and a 4.5 Gray that each costly more than his rookie I purchased last year. I love the 56 card and if I ever had to let one go it would be his 55 PSA 2.5 rather than my 1956 Koufax.
That’s just me and my experience take it with a grain of salt.
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Originally Posted by BillP
I consider myself the average collector of 1950's and 60's all 4 major sports. I have recently been looking to buy a psa graded 4/5/6 63 Rose, 67 seaver, 69 alcindor, 65 namath and 68 ryan. If I had moved on some of these 6-9 months ago, I think I could have purchased most of them at 60% of where prices are now. The alcindor for sure. So where does this market leave the average collector with a reasonable budget? Priced out. Does this mean that the future of buying a 63 or 67 set let's say is beyond the average persons wallet? Probably.
Somewhat discouraging for those that are in this hobby for the joy and collecting aspect rather than gain. Sounds like 1983/84/85 all over again. On another note, my list of wants above were all related to buying graded cards as there are too many fakes that show up and cause trouble. As an example, I own a 62 post FB set. I put this together over a few years and really enjoy it. But recently, I have seen reprints, and quality reprints at that right down to uneven cuts that would throw the average collector off.
I'm venting and I'm glad I own what I own, but I feel priced out.
BillP
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