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Al C.risafulliI'll take strawberry.
I like the cards I like. Sometimes they're high-grade, sometimes they're tougher beaters, sometimes they're midgrade, whatever. If it looks good, if I want it, and if I can afford it, I'll see what it takes to buy it.
When I decide to build a new piece of my collection, I factor in a few things - graded or raw, what condition, budget, and how I will store/display it. I elected to collect 1938 Goudeys in higher-grade, and have been lucky enough to build a pretty nice set that is always a work in process. I also elected to collect T205s in lower-grade provided that they present well, and I'm 40% done with what I feel is a very nice collection. I have an immense appreciation for Jim Crandell's high-grade collection of cards from all sports and eras, and I also have an immense appreication for Patrick Preece's lower-grade collection of incredibly scarce and valuable baseball items. So my personal choice is whatever I feel like at the time.
I'm preachy today.
-Al