Advice on Collecting

[Iron_man]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

also rememeber there are more people out there who can pay 200 dollars on a card and not worry that they could save 10 dollars..versus people having 500 dollars....so maybe bigger value cards you have a chance to make more money but with less possible people to buy it takes longer..

also realize when you buy a card at an auction...you already are the one that was willing to pay top dollar.....if there are several unique bidders above a certain price point..thats the price point in which you can sell it back ..so realize that the more you want a card..the less of a chance someone will want the card as much as you price wise..but again..if its 100 bucks..people can pay that if dont love the card cause its 100 versus 500 ...

Another great point, I've had this general thought before as well. Statistically speaking the fat part of the bell curve is probably around the mid range price, whereas the higher prices are in the tails of the curve. Basically you have a much larger population that can afford a lower price and as you go up the population declines. A very good point to consider and I think if you look at something like a Montana PSA-10 that goes for like $12,000 you are talking about a pretty small population that would actually be able and willing to drop that kind of money on one card. It's almost like outliers so to speak.

But overall a good thought, I don't want to get over zealous and over buy on grade when I could be perfectly happy and safe in the happy medium.

Thanks

[pawpawdiv9]

1. Collect what you love
2. Buy the card, not the holder(grade)

I started with Mantle, and changed my focus over to RC's. As mentioned, you can find better cards in lower grades with better centering. (you can ask MattyC, as he is our so-called resident for finding centered cards- as hes been really hot on the subject)
There are people with $$$, spending it so freely to maintain a top registry grade.
You gotta find what kind of collector you are and stick with it, whether its a set builder or team/player collector and etc.

[Bestdj777]

Personally, I'm a quantity over quality guy. I'd rather have 10 HOf rookies in PSA 2, which can be very aesthetically pleasing to me, than 1 PSA 8. Down the line, they may not appreciate in value much but I think there are always more people that can afford a low grade Mantle rookie compares to a high grade.

At the end of the day, buy cards you like at prices you are comfortable with and you can't lose.