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Originally Posted by Gorditadogg
If we can't complain about how poor we are while we are selling $5,000 cards what's left for any of us?
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Sounds like you have two hobbies.
I am somewhat sympathetic to the argument about not being able to afford cards that meet condition requirements. I am a post-war set builder and have been trying to build sets that are raw and EX or better. What I enjoy about set building is the hunt. It takes me 2-4 years to finish a set because it takes a while to find cards in my desired condition at my desired price. I had pretty much decided that I wouldn't build any of the 1952 to 1954* sets because they all have multiple cards that far exceed my willingness (and in many cases my ability) to pay.
But, the thought had occurred to me to go in the exact opposite direction and build a 1954 set of absolute beaters. Every card would need to look like it was used as a baby's pacifier. That way, condition still matters, as it were, and the hunt is still there.
* I would have added 1955 to the list because of that Clemente RC, but I am only 11 cards from finishing.