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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: peter chao
If you are trying to complete a set, would you prefer the key cards to be in better condition than the common cards? Same condition as commons? Or it really doesn't matter what the condition of the key cards are? |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Ok, I'll bite. Why on earth would one want to have the star cards in a set be of lesser condition than the commons? Because the collector is a masochist? Unless you have no choice due to financial concerns wouldn't you always want the best cards to be of the best condition? |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Steve Murray
Here we go |
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Posted By: Dave F
I think most people who are trying to complete a pre-war set anyway wouldn't be too choosy...most sets seem to be difficult enough without having to limit which Keeler card you can take in...would drive me crazy needing a single card for a set and passing on four that come up for auction because they arent the same grade as my commons... |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: peter chao
Steve, Jeff |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Andy
I'll give this one a go... |
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Posted By: JK
It depends on the set and your budget. When I was originally putting together the e93s, I wasnt so choosy but always anticipated upgrading the HOFers as I went along. The thing I didnt anticipate (since I really dislike spending money on commons) was that Ive also upgraded the commons because I want the set to have a consistent look. Ive now upgraded some of these cards as many as 4 or 5 times. |
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Posted By: Joe D.
I would buy whatever card I needed in the set - |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: barrysloate
Peter- the advice I give collectors is to try to keep their set as consistent as possible. There is nothing wrong with a set that has cards that are in the 2-3 range, and one with cards in the 6-7 range looks quite nice. But I wouldn't mix a 7 with a 2. |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Peter, I haven't run across many PSA 2-4 cards that looked better than 7s. Have you? |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: JK
Jeff, |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Joe D.
sometimes even an 'authentic' can look better than a PSA 7. |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: peter chao
Joe D., |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Josh, while those fronts are great, the backs have paper loss. Unless you don't care about paper loss, when can a 2-4 look better than a 7? And I don't include times when Memory Lane re-submits to PSA... |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Jerry Hrechka
When I build a set I go after the key cards first - IN ANY CONDITION. That's because of financial restraints. If I do get cards in the PSA7 to 9 range (Always by submitting raw cards) I down grade and trade for cards in the PSA3 to 6 range. |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: peter chao
In a way, that approach makes a lot of sense. Normally, the key cards in any set is more expensive than the other cards in the set. Not only that, it is likely that they will only get more expensive in the future. |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Cobby33
I also have a PSA Auth that should be a 6, but isn't, because PSA doesn't do their due diligence in researching hand-cut issues, etc. |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: leon
Neither does SGC on many issues. I got back about 6 cards yesterday that are in AUT holders. I am sure they didn't know enough about them to feel comfortable giving them a numeric grade. Oh well.... I completely disagree with every grading company that gives a strip card a numeric grade without the caveat of "handcut". To me it's idiotic not to....but what do I know? As for the poll.....I will take what I can on the set(s) I collect and upgrade when I can....the first thing is to complete it. I am talking about D303's so I can't be too picky. I guess if it was t205 or t206 then I might feel differently....regards |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Scott
Peter, |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Jerry Hrechka
I try to work on 5 NonSports sets at any time plus my "R" Type set and the beater OJ's. Too much available at any given time to buy it all. |
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Posted By: JK
Jeff - please note that I qualified my answer with "until you turn them over". You are correct, each card has a small amount of paperloss on the reverse (not quite sure why the donovan didnt get a 30 as its not much different than the others). To answer your question, generally, if I can get a card that looks like the ones above with a small amount of paperloss on the reverse, I will take them all day long. Im not too picky about the backs. Paperloss on the front drives me crazy though. |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: Rob
"Unless you don't care about paper loss, when can a 2-4 look better than a 7?" |
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Poll For Set Collectors
Posted By: peter chao
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...also there is a lot to be said for uniformity. If your cards are all off-center left to right or right to left, then you have a beautifuly centered PSA 7, then it doesn't look right. |
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