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warshawlawI used to be a pure collector, of five sports plus the odd nonsports cards. Then the Hobby happened. Now, of necessity, I limit myself to baseball and boxing (with the odd basketball from the 1970's) and I carefully consider the financial aspects of my card purchases because they have become so expensive. Conseqently, I look to buy cards with upside potentials or lots I can split up so that I can finance the collection end of things on the profits. I only wish I gave enough of a damn to cultivate a stock-picking skill to the degree I seem to pick up on good card investments, but life is too short to be bored.
I will say that I now seem to enjoy the cheapies the most. Picking up a bunch of $10 strip cards and Exhibits is as much fun as anything else seems to be. With a few exceptions, I am also giving up on high grade cards in many issues where I used to be very finicky, again because 10 cards for $100 is way more enjoyable for me than 2 cards for $50 each. I've systematically traded off my "8" and better items for replacements in 6 and 7 grades, plus lots more cards.