Sacrificing a Set to Buy a Dream Card Dilemma

[Kenny Cole]

Originally Posted by irv

To me, anyways, it seems like a lot of 56's are coming on the market but they are still commanding decent money. Not sure if that will last or not though?
With the high numbered 52's, and I could be wrong, I am thinking they are a little more scarce and will always command decent money and maybe continue to rise, based on condition of course?

My highest coveted card is a 52 Topps Mathews, but with them in the stratosphere, it's unlikely I'll ever be able to afford one.
With me not being able to afford the Mathews, and likely a few others, it's unlikely I'll ever be able to finish my set, so that is a big part of the reason why I want to stray and purchase the 56 Topps Mantle that I love.

Decisions, decisions!

Well, the beauty of your dilemma is that, whichever way to ultimately go, you aren't wrong and end up with a nice card. That's really kind of a good problem to have. Best,

Kenny

[Bigdaddy]

Think of it in this scenario:

You walk in to a card show/dealer with $X in your pocket. On one table are the 10 cards you need for your set; on another table is your dream card. Which one(s) do you buy ?

That's essentially where you are, except that you have to do a little work to turn the 10 cards into cash if you go for the dream.