The condition of your monster

[phikappapsi]

I just realized I never actually answered my own question. I'm looking to try to build the 520 set in 5 or higher. It's going to be a pretty slow process I figure I'll be able to afford 1-2 HOF per year and 10-20 commons, max, so it'll be a multi decade project (which will ultimately help keep me in the hobby)

I'm only at 4 right now, but it's a Joss portrait 5, young glove shows 5, Evers Chicago 6 and Joss pitching 7... So I'm well over my annual allotment of HoF...so from here on out, it'll be commons only.

[Bpm0014]

I absolutely don't collect them for an investment. I collect them because I love baseball, I love the history, I love showing them off, and I love the stories behind many of the players. With that being said, I collect ONLY raw cards with nice eye appeal on the fronts. If I buy one that is slabbed, I immediately take it out. If they happen to have paper loss, or are trimmed, or have a crease, or a minor pin hole, or were altered, or have writing/stamp marks on them, or even clipped corners, so be it!!

[Robextend]

I am a Tolstoi back collector, I go for any card I can get my hands on, and upgrade if necessary. I go on the assumption of not knowing if the same card will be up for sale anytime soon....

[wonkaticket]

For me it has always been about best looking card I can find regardless of grade. It’s more about uniformity I’ve tried to get all cards to look as sharp as I can without creases. I love that I have 4’s that look like my 7’s. In many cases I have put back higher graded cards for lesser graded cards because of eye appeal. I’m sure down the rod that will affect the sale and the buyer won’t care and would prefer the higher grade pint avg. but it’s how I’ve messed with this set.





Most of my set now has cards that range from NMMT,NM,EXMT, EX & VGEX. But if you had to do the avg. thing I guess I ould be in the EX+ range. How do you do the weighted avg. crap anyway?

[phikappapsi]

John, your set is undeniably gorgeous. He'll of a job sir. When did you start building it?

[wonkaticket]

Joe, started about 20+ years ago...but the main upgrading and swapping over the past 7-10 years I guess.

Thanks for the kind words.

Cheers,

John

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by phikappapsi

John, your set is undeniably gorgeous. He'll of a job sir. When did you start building it?

X 2 , i love the color of the sky of your cobb bat off.

[E93]

John,
Amazing looking set!!!
JimB