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Originally Posted by Balticfox
No, I flatly disagree. First of all you're conflating collectors with investors when there's an enormous chasm between their interests. Investors are on the side of scarcity since they'd like to see an increase in the value of their holdings. Meanwhile collectors are on the side of plenty and thus low prices since they want to be able to readily afford additions to their collections. Otherwise they're not "collectors" since collecting is all about precisely that.
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I must be an anomaly because I'm a collector (and most definitely not an investor) who is on the side of scarcity and not on the side of plently. I say this because cards in the plentiful sets, such as T206, T205, T207, 1933 Goudey, don't much interest me. I am much more attracted to cards in scarce sets that hardly anyone collects, and such cards are often not all that expensive (other than the top HOFers). I don't know why it is, but I greatly enjoy having very scarce cards in my collection, and I don't think I'm the only Net54er who feels and collects this way.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo. Also E222 A.W.H. Caramel cards of Revelle & Ryan.
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