What MattyC has been driving home for many years is eye-appeal has a different sent of rules to follow. When I first got back into collecting MattyC was one of the posts I always enjoyed reading. I began to appreciate the card as more than just a grade.
One thing that rings true to this day is "buy what you like" (if you are not a flipper/investor) so no matter what the value ends up being you will still enjoy it. I have on several occasions set a new record price (at that time) for what I consider outstanding eye-appeal. Here are a couple of examples. I am pretty certain that if I put these two cards on the market today that they would sell well above the average current prices for the grade.
