Condition / grading obsession in the hobby

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

I look at it 2 groups. The registry guys and other like me that just collect what they like.
The registry thing has/had a huge impact i think, people want to be #1 and thus prices surge in order to acheive their goal or agenda to acheive that. These are the guys that basically buy the grade, not the card. Unitl SGC or Beckett develop something like what PSA, its PSA to lose. If and when the others do, it may be another boom in the market, the TPG then also could see more demand in crossovers perhap as well. If someone has a stonghold on the #1 spot on PSA, they essentially could move to SGC and be #1 there. In which case, it opens an argument which is better? #1 on PSA or #1 on SGC.

The other groups:
I collect what i like. Either it been Mickey Mantle or what i collect now, which is post-war Hof'ers. (i also got 2 t206 Cobbs)
I think i collected these card, becasue of these were the names to collect when i and you grew up. Names like Gehrig, Dimaggio, Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Banks, Paige.
The veterans on this more, more tend to older guys like Ruth, Cobb, Wagner.
But to tell ya, over the year i am growing to love these pre-war cars as well.
This is perhaps a reason some fav's like Ruth are driving prices up. He is iconic still this day.

right and short of the Ruths of the world, when people don't grow up with the player..the only 'stars' are lop pop high grade guys.....for the registry its not about being number 1.....most people have no chance to be number one on vintage sets....but a way to organize the cards and a way to have among the top tier where its gets challenging...

i understand the attractiveness of prices of lower grade cards..but when you sell them back you have a less chance to make back your money than the high price higher grade cards...

i tend to only like cards that even it its worse raw beat up condition it has value..

a 51 rookie mays beat up and a rip still can be 100s........but a robin young 1975 psa 10 that may be in the 1000s is worth zero if raw and beat up...that's the power of 'high grade'....the fact you can resell them....more money going into the card but more money to make back....i guess you pay for what you get.......