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cmokingTed wrote:
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Back in the "Paleolithic age" when I started assembling sets, most collectors chose sets to collect that appealed to them....
playerwise, popularity, aesthetic appeal, availability, etc., etc. Do you really think collectors, nowadays refer to POP reports
in order to decide what set to collect ?
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I think they look to collect based on price. If they can afford a $300,000 set, then they'll look for PSA 8s. If they can afford a $40,000 set, then they'll look for PSA 5s. If they have $10,000, then maybe a raw or PSA 3/4 set would fit better. If people like the way the Goudeys look (and everyone should! greatest set ever IMO), then they have to seriously ask themselves, how much money do I want to put into it...and then focus on grades that fit their budget.
So my answer for you is: no, I don't think they refer to pop reports in order to decidw what set to collect, but they do refer to pop reports (indirectly really - they refer to prices) when they decide what grade to collect.