I have a near complete run of Topps and Bowman sets from 1948-2025 (no 52 Topps High #'s). I'm working on 1939-1941 Play Ball sets.
I've never bought a card with a high grade. I buy almost everything raw. I do have standards, though.
No writing on the card, soft corners are okay but not rounded, centering shouldn't distract from the rest of the set. Any creases should be light.
Almost all my prewar cards would be graded a 1 or Auth, but I'm fine with that. I doubt much in my 1948-1956 collection would get higher than a 4 if I ever graded (which I won't)
I have everything in binders and I look at them frequently. I collect for fun, not profit. Everything I have goes to my non-collecting son so he can sell it when I'm gone. Whatever he gets is free money to him, so he's under strict instructions to waste that money on something fun.
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