Help me decide.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by npa589

Lol, I was thinking the exact same thing and let out a cackle when I read this.
I'm not trying to goad anyone or cause a stir - but my guess is that not in Jim's wildest nightmares did he think the thread would turn into a TPG-bashing session.

Thank you, Nate and you are correct - I never thought it would turn out the way it has. I was hoping that by presenting a wide variety of vintage cards - all of which I will probably send in for grading for MY reasons - I'd get some really interesting choice selections and see what everyone thought of these cards.

We all collect for different reasons; era, team, player, design/style, rarity, value, etc. I'm a different collector than most. Why in the world would I spend $20+ to grade a 1960 common? Because I found it in the wild....me... I found it. I didn't buy it on eBay, didn't cross it off my want list, or hunt it down. I found it naturally, all by itself and its a 60+ year old card in amazing condition. I have small group of nice 1960 Topps and its one of my favorite sets and I like the way it looks in an SGC slab. That's me, that's how I collect. That's all that matters to me. Why do people throw thousands of dollars into restoring an old car that when complete isn't worth what the parts cost? Because we collect these things in ways that make us happy.