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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% | |
Voters: 228. You may not vote on this poll |
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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.
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I went with the set. In vintage cards condition is very low on my priority list. The only thing lower would be centering.
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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. |
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(I don't currently have a '34 Goudey, have to fix that soon) .
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Leon Luckey Last edited by Leon; 09-26-2022 at 12:20 PM. |
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I voted for the complete set as that's what my track record shows, but in the future, may be leaning towards a single card.
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I tend to prefer quality to quantity, but there are some outstanding sets out there where I've spent money on common cards just to have the complete set. It's a poor return on investment, but ultimately this is a hobby for me, and not every decision is guided by my ROI.
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As a type collector I'll take quality over quantity. Although, when building my E98 Master I took anything down to a 1 and upgraded as I went along.
- Last edited by Casey2296; 09-26-2022 at 02:03 PM. |
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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.
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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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