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warshawlawHigh grade slab-heads are a small but very rich market for the highest grade cards.
Many of us buy the highest grade cards we can afford or perceive that we can afford. I have my own personal ceiling above which I just don't like to spend unless something really wonderous is available.
Many of us limit ourselves strictly to lower grade cards to accumulate more.
Many among us buy what exists, regardless of grade.
Many of us tend to mix it up depending on which items are being collected. For an issue I think I can afford in high grade, I buy the best I can find. My 1970's collection is a blazer but my T206s average vg and my OJ collection is just about all 1's.
It is misleading, though, to segment the card market strictly by condition. For many issues collected by the folks here, vg may be the highest grade known. I know I have Exhibits and Zeenuts in my collection that suck condition-wise, but find me one in nice shape...