Quality vs Quantity

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Posted By: Jason Smith

The main thing I keep in mind is that while I want the best quality I can afford (and I'm talking about t206s on ebay and auctions since that's how I buy), I know that there are deeper pockets out there and they are the ones that really want and can afford the quality. So what I do is buy the items just under that deep pocket threshold. Usually that means PSA 6 is my quality limit. I have yet to win a PSA 7 auction for a T206 and that's cool with me because I am trying to stick to my gameplan, which is to collect PSA 4, 5, 6 commons and the ocasional HOF. I don't get too frustrated, but sooner or later I will upgrade some of my cards to 7s when I can afford to do it.
But if I were doing it strictly for investment purposes, I would go for quality above quantity. The highest graded cards will always go up in value. The demand for those cards will always outweigh the supply.
Jason