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

[parkplace33]

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

or

B) High Grade 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig

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

[G1911]

Set.

[Leon]

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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[jayshum]

I've always been a set collector so I would go for the low grade set (which I have many of).

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

I voted for the set, but I'm a junkie.

[Johnny630]

1 High Grade Gehrig.

Easier to liquidate.

[BCauley]

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.

[Mutton Chop Yaz]

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.

[Aplyon86]

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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[brianp-beme]

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.

Brian

[ullmandds]

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!!!!

[GrewUpWithJunkWax]

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.

[jingram058]

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.

[peterb69]

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