scarce set building

[x2drich2000]

Assuming you're on a limited budget and a group of cards from a difficult set you were building came up for sale, would you look to pick up 1-2 HOFers or several commons and why? What other factors would influence your decision?

DJ

[conor912]

The scarcer the card, the bigger the reason to get it when it becomes available, regardless of common/hofer.

[Leon]

I would try to get the most difficult cards first.....and if they are all the same scarcity and there are numerous, I would probably go for the commons in order to get more out of the way. That is if I was a set collector. For me personally, I would almost always go for the best HOF'er, as I don't collect sets (though I have several of a few sets).

[Bicem]

HOFer's.

[KCRfan1]

I'm on a limited budget, and as a result, I am not building a scarce set. Scarce = big dollars for cards which I do not the funds to spend. Hence the limited budget. But that is my world, limited budgets for others may include a couple of zero's at the end of their first one or two numbers.

[ullmandds]

I would probably go after the commons...especially if some are tougher than others... Because I would think that the Hall of Famer's would come up for sale more often.

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by Bicem

HOFer's.

I'm with you on this one...

[Kenny Cole]

The scarcest cards would be my priority, but all things being equal I would get the HOFers first. Demand for them is generally greater and I would think they are the ones whose prices are likely go up and cause them to become more cost-prohibitive later.