Thread: Oh I like cards that you have to look real closely to detect an imperfection,
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Old 01-10-2006, 01:30 PM
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Default Oh I like cards that you have to look real closely to detect an imperfection,
Posted By: mike campbell

The grade I obtain, is a combination of how bad do I want/need it, the cost, and the rarity. Sometimes a grade 6 or 7 will have to do. For a rare card, sometimes a grade 2 is satisfactory. Especially if there only a dozen or so floating around. I may never see it again, if I don't get the 2. I try to stay in the grade 7 range. Nice cards, but they don't break the bank. Many times, the price differential between a 7 and an 8, doesn't justify tying up all that cash. A 51 Bowman mantle grade 6 ran me $4500. A 7 would have been around $9500. I can't justify that. i am a collector, not an investor. But I TRY to stay in the 7 range.

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