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View Poll Results: Complete low grade set or high grade star card from the same set?
Complete low grade set 101 44.30%
High grade star card from the same set 127 55.70%
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Old 09-26-2022, 10:24 AM
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Default Would you rather have a low grade complete set or a high grade star card?

Interesting topic I saw today. Would you rather have a low grade complete set or a high grade star card from same set? And why?

Example:

A) Complete 1934 Goudey Baseball Set

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B) High Grade 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig

For the purposes of the post, both options are worth the same $$$ wise.

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Old 09-26-2022, 10:31 AM
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Set.
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Old 09-26-2022, 10:36 AM
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I voted low grade as I made the decision 20+ yrs ago, to collect more instead of less. Except for a few cards mine are around vg'ish....
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Old 09-26-2022, 10:41 AM
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I've always been a set collector so I would go for the low grade set (which I have many of).
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Old 09-26-2022, 11:08 AM
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I voted for the set, but I'm a junkie.
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Old 09-26-2022, 11:15 AM
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1 High Grade Gehrig.

Easier to liquidate.
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Old 09-26-2022, 12:14 PM
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At this point in my life, I went with the single high grade card. While I actually prefer my vintage cards to have some wear to them, I don't want to go back to the days where I have too many cards that I don't really care about. That, and I've got enough non-trading card related stuff in the house I need to get rid of before I would even entertain the idea of building a card set again.
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Old 09-26-2022, 12:19 PM
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It depends on the set. I'd rather have a complete, low-grade 1934 Goudey set than one nice Gehrig. I'd rather (and do) have one nice 1957 Topps Willie Mays than an an entire low-grade set.
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Depends if I built the set or not. If I'm buying an already complete low grade set vs buying a high grade star, then I'm buying the star card. If I get to build the set, then I'm building the set.

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Old 09-26-2022, 02:46 PM
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My eyes are so accustomed to viewing low condition prewar cards that high graded ones don't look real to me. So obviously I voted for the set.

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Old 09-26-2022, 02:58 PM
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depends on the set...size of the set...players included in the set. Caramel...or tobacco prewar set...yes please. 1952 topps...I'll take the mantle!!!!
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Old 09-26-2022, 03:10 PM
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I'm happy with a few choice cards from a set - I voted for the single card.

No Gehrig's yet, or even 1934s, so a Gehrig would be an awesome start.

It doesn't have the be a key card from a set even, but one I just enjoy.
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I have Gehrig, and a few others from the '34 set in low grade. Would LOVE to have the entire set. I'm not an investor; low grade raw is perfect for me. Could not give a hoot about nit-picky high grade BS.
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