One piece of advice for a vintage collector starting out

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05-24-2023, 02:30 PM

todeen

Tim Odeen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinD

2. Buy cheap ungraded older collector cards so you learn the feel, look and general knowledge of what you are collecting prior to real spending. I have met so many people that get in and get victimized fast.

This. Buy non-graded, and then move into graded. You need to hold cards first for the most knowledge.

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