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will watsonok, i finally read through the whole thread. Adam Morraine, you might have a nice collection and a good portfolio, but quotes like "My personal opinion is that PSA 1's,2's,3's are not even worth the plastic holders they are slabbed in, much less the amount of money these "collectors" spend on them" tell me that you either know very little about the hobby, very little about investing, or both.
from an investment standpoint, low grade cards are probably the safest bet. the higher the grade, the higher the volatility. especially taking in to account the "Set Registry" aspect. when investing in high grade cards, the card itself is not the only "investment." the numerical grade, and low population, is also a huge selling point. and ask any seller of high grade cards, and you'll get the same response - you can double your money on some cards, and get hosed on others. and when investing in high grade low pop cards, the longer you sit on them, the riskier your investment becomes. pop reports will invariably increase over time, usually at a faster pace than new collectors coming in to the hobby wanting to purchase them. i've seen several low pop 60's cards that used to sell for $1000 each - and now that the big spenders have acquired them, they sell for a few hundred tops. it's a total crapshoot. from an investment standpoint, that seems like an incredibly risky proposition.
edit: please stop typing in all caps. it's annoying. you can get your point across just as well typing words in lower case.