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Originally Posted by molenick
Recently I have lowered my "condition tolerance" for the sets I collect. For my type collection, I have adjusted both my condition tolerance and my player tolerance. I can't afford a top-level HOFer in top condition for an E-or T-card type set. So I look for either lower-tier HOFers or semi-stars in presentable condition or lesser-known players in better condition. And sometimes for tougher types, I just look for a nice-looking card of whoever I can get at what I think is a fair price (e.g., one of the E100s in the last LOTG auction).
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Exactly! Since things exploded around the time of the pandemic there has been a movement towards altered/authentic graded cards because it’s better to have a card than not to have a card!!!
I also have had to adopt this philosophy… whereas in the past I have avoided such cards now I find it the only way to add certain cards to my collection.