Buy the card, not the label

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by Leon

That buyer might have bought it for the love of the card although a 9 would be a 10 on any given day, imo. That being said, I don't care if folks pay a million dollars for their PSA 11s, but I think it's more about being a half a point higher on the registry than it is about the card itself. As I say, I don't care if they want to play the registry game, I am sure it's fun, but I just don't think someone could get 19k more pleasure out of a 10 over a 9 on that card. The buyer probably swatted a friend from the top registry spot with it, and to him, that makes it all worth it....which in reality, is all that counts. Who cares if they collect for a different reason, more power to them!! (maybe I am wrong too, who knows?)

It is fun playing the Registry game but at what cost? When I don't have money to spend, I usually work on simulated "what if" sets. I try to determine what the cost would be for a certain type of set in high grade and how long it would take to build it. After figuring out the cost to be number 1 on a registry list for a modern day set and 100 thousand dollars later, I think about how many SGC 50/PSA 4 T206's could be bought for the same money and how much more enjoyment they would be. A PSA 10 1979 Topps set cost is about equal to a PSA 3/4 T206 520 card set.