I am primarily a set collector as it just makes sense to me....always has. Right before the huge price boom I finished my '56 Topps baseball set and I calculated it cost me just a little over 2 grand to do so. I was able to get my mantle with a discovery of a Trout Heritage rookie I didn't know that was packed away in a box. I had the Trout graded and it came back a SGC 10 which was a very easy flip for my Mantle at literally no cost to me.
Every time I think of starting a new set I stop in my tracks and realize I cannot afford even some of the lesser star cards. Even the sets I am attempting to rebuild from my childhood, '73-'76 Topps baseball are outrageously priced on many of the stars.
I find myself just sitting on the sidelines right now hoping prices come back down to reasonable levels at least for the 70's sets.
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