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Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy
It's more than that for me though. I find that I actually prefer low to mid grade ungraded cards. Most of what I do is related to set building. I like wear on my vintage cards. I like them to actually appear vintage. That makes it feel like more of a hobby to me.
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Very well said. This is exactly why I have so much fun in low grade land; I don’t feel like I’m sacrificing at all, even though I’m shaving 90% off the price tag for the same card. I don’t see a NM card as really any more desirable to my eyes than a G one. Makes it much easier to collect collector cards rather than investment cards when one doesn’t see them as actually worse.
I’m 1 card away from 1950 Bowman. Should have bought a beater Jackie for $200 a few years ago. Now it’s almost $1K in any condition, and I have a hard time rationalizing that price for a mass produced card. I’m having a blast with the no copyright variations in the last 2 series. I need 14 of the no copyrights (and still don’t have Bob Miller or Sam Jethroe with the copyrights! Never thought a common Bob Miller would be one of the last I needed). Gorgeous little works of art.