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Jason Lit's more a function of quantity over quality, and then of course, a favorite team, and a smaller budget.
I have been able to purchase about 30 cards in the PSA 3 or 4 range for the same money as one of the cards you mention.
Just a preference to be more active...but who knows, my tastes change all the time, so I may go your route some day...
I might add, that your more focused collecting is certainly more desirable from a storage standpoint...and I would of course, like to be able to afford that grade of card...but until then, I have narrowed my focus to Cubs team sets.
How do you choose what to go after (other than the 5 and above criteria)? a certain tier of HOFer? a team?
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To address your commons question, my thought/hope is that if you focus your collection (like a team set), then perhaps there is the chance that someday the value of the group will be higher, since the commons are included. This of course, depends on 1)how difficult the commons are to acquire, and 2)how desirable/popular your focused collection/set actually is to the buying public...this could be flawed thinking, and perhaps you could always clear a better price as singles on Ebay, but maybe in some instances, there could be added value...?