Would you rather have a low grade complete set or a high grade star card?

[Johnny630]

1 High Grade Gehrig.

Easier to liquidate.

[mrreality68]

I voted for a high grade star card.

I am not a set collector but always like quality cards from specific sets.

[darwinbulldog]

Just the 1 card. My place is crowded as it is.

[MR RAREBACK]

Low grade quantity over quality
Especially if it’s a t206 set, or 1933 goudey your set

[x2drich2000]

For me it would really depend on the specific set. For common sets like the 34 Goudey in the example I would lean toward a high grade single card. But a rare, difficult, or seldom completed set such as E105, E107, E104-3, T222, N167, etc I would take the set in a heartbeat.

[bnorth]

I went with the set. In vintage cards condition is very low on my priority list. The only thing lower would be centering.

[nebboy]

Good question topic.

I went with 1 good card route, but in my earlier hobby days I was much more of a lower end set guy.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I went with the set. In vintage cards condition is very low on my priority list. The only thing lower would be centering.

LOL...that's awesome !
(I don't currently have a '34 Goudey, have to fix that soon)

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[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

For me it would really depend on the specific set. For common sets like the 34 Goudey in the example I would lean toward a high grade single card. But a rare, difficult, or seldom completed set such as E105, E107, E104-3, T222, N167, etc I would take the set in a heartbeat.

+1

For me, it would also depend on how low grade we're talking about. If it's a VG set that's one thing....but if it's a PR-GD set, then that would change things.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I agree that there are several variables to this decision. If we are talking about a set I'm not really into, like the 34 Goudeys, I'd rather have a really nice Gehrig. But I'm working on an E98 set and only need four more to complete it. I'd rather have the last four in low grade and have a full low grade set that includes all the major players than just a really nice Cobb or Wagner from the set.

I can see a non set builder wanting a nice star card over the complete set, but I like the small sets like caramels to be complete.

There really is no wrong answer here.



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[3-2-count]

Quality over quantity for me, without hesitation.

I’d choose the high grade blue chip.