The postcard is a monster card. Congrats to anyone fortunate enough to latch onto one.
I prefer rarity over anything else, but that's just me. Nothing at all wrong with a PSA 9 Aaron rookie. Nothing at all wrong with a PSA 2 Aaron rookie. Nothing at all wrong with a PSA 2 1975 Topps Aaron. Collect what you like, and what your budget will allow. Yes, there's an investment component to this, but it's a hobby, and you can be in it - and passionate about it - with any level of budget.
I also agree with Scott that there are tons of new vintage collectors. We get deluged with new bidder registrations every auction, new names buying prewar cards at every level of scarcity and value, each and every auction. I've met a lot of these folks at the National and there are a lot of people I'd call "young."
Then again, every year more and more people are younger than me.
-Al
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