I would like your opinion...

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

I know this is a matter of personal preference, but I want to get a little feedback from some members of the board. I am interested in collecting Cardinals team sets from my favorite sets like '53 Bowman Color for starters. In perusing what is out there in terms of Cardinals cards, I keep running across signed examples which in many cases are not all that much more expensive than unsigned cards, though the unsigned cards might be in a little better condition most of the time it seems. I didn't set out looking for signed cards of the Cardinals, just looking to build team sets, but I am finding the signed cards even of common players is grabbing my attention.
Which would you guys rather have, cards that might be a little nicer condition but unsigned or signed cards that are sometimes (but not always) in lesser condition?