T205 Downgrade. Anyone Else?

[Leon]

As well as upgrading visually, for my T205 set, I will downgrade technically too. It can help save funds for other purchases. These were pretty close in my opinion....
Anyone else do that kind of thing?

[bobbyw8469]

I have not, but IMHO the '3' looks better than the '5'.

[sterlingfox]

They both look equally good to me. Might as well go with the 3!

[mechanicalman]

All the time.

I recently sold the 7 to "downgrade" to the 6, which I believe is slightly better centered.

[NYHighlanderFan]

Subjective grading is brutal when the grader comes into work hungover or just after fighting with the girlfriend.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

All the time.

I recently sold the 7 to "downgrade" to the 6, which I believe is slightly better centered.

Yes, I like that 6 better also, plus, it's bigger.

[brianp-beme]

I have on occasion downgraded in the past, but sometimes it is just plain impossible to do so.

Brian (the Walsh is an example of a T205 that I was forced to upgrade!)

[SMPEP]

Brian -

I don't get it. Why would you have needed to upgrade that Walsh?

Cheers,
Patrick

[drcy]

Originally Posted by sterlingfox

They both look equally good to me. Might as well go with the 3!

It's purple sticker time!

[steve B]

Different backs, and such a difference in the green, I'd keep both.

[lloydchristmas]

Originally Posted by steve B

Different backs, and such a difference in the green, I'd keep both.

I second this. There’s enough differences between the two that I would want to keep both.

Excellent cards, Leon!

[jlehma13]

Many times, in an effort to finish my t206 beater set.

[rjackson44]

Hi leon i like the 3 gorgeous

[Cozumeleno]

I have done that on numerous occasions but finding myself doing it less and less these days. I bought a Joss PSA 3 (a better conditioned card for me!), which I think was the last card needed for my T205 set with plans to downgrade it as soon as possible. But every time I look at it, I'm hard-pressed to want to let it go.

My efforts lately have revolved more around trying to upgrade rather than downgrade. But if I can downgrade a more expensive card to save a few hundred dollars and buy more cards I need, I'd almost always rather do that.