How do you collect vintage graded cards?

[Big Ben]

I am fairly new here so apologies in advance if this has been discussed elsewhere. I was wondering how people collect graded cards for their vintage card collection. Personally, I collect what I like which are 1930's through 1941 cards and occasionally pick up tobacco cards. For the most part I look for cards that are in the PSA 4-PSA 5 range, and SGC 40 and above. Like most comments that I have read here, I look at the card first before I judge the worthiness of the grade on the slab and leave the top tier cards for the professionals out there.

Just curious to see the criteria people use to collect vintage cards.

[Exhibitman]

I collect what I like, which is mostly 1920s when it comes to baseball cards.

[mintacular]

I tend to buy graded cards on high $ items like rookie cards as I prefer to have a 2nd opinion to verify authenticity/non-altered status. I think many t-cards too look nice in slabs as they are otherwise small in size...Also, let's face it many of the nicest cards have been sent in for graded so sometimes you just buy them 'cause their is a high grade/quality sample slabbed

[Leon]

I collect graded cards the same way I collect raw ones, mostly by eye appeal and if it is a set I really like *(or a type card I need, which is getting to be fewer and fewer).

I know this thread is only about collecting graded cards but I would recommend whatever your approach to graded would be the same for raw. What can beat the smell of raw cards in the morning!!

[vintagecpa]

My collection of graded cards has been the result of a series of set projects I started, but never came close to finishing.

[E93]

I go back an forth between being a set collector and just collecting individual cards I like. I suppose I do both.
JimB