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MVSNYCRARITY!
what would make anyone think that a portrait of ted easterly would jump up more in value than a southern leaguer in the same grade? or ray demmitt, st. louis?
point being, IMO, you want to grab as many rarities as you can, NOW, before they go up in price even further...(i define that by: known rarities: elberfeld, demmitt, etc., but also southern leaguers, and cards only printed in the 150 series, or 460 series, etc.)...get lew lipset's book, bill heitman's book, and scot reader's book...study the team change cards, tuffer commons, etc. look at PSA's pop report, just as a "guide" to see how many of each card were graded, that will give you a reference point for general scarcity.
you can always find ted easterly in a grade of 5, 6, 7, etc. anyday on eBay...but how many george browne, washington cards do you see in those same grades? not many...
sounds like you are off to a good start, but you need to now "infill" with tuffer cards.
obviously it is personal preferene, but, as i have mentioned to you before...chase the rare cards!