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Old 06-22-2010, 06:18 AM
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My card buying budget is smaller than it typically is right now but a friend just gave me $500 (to support my habit), and told me to buy myself a nice card! Up to this point, I have only collected vintage baseball but I know a guy who is selling a beautiful O-pee-chee PSA 7 Gretzky rookie for $500. I know I could buy a nice bb card but have been wanting a Gretzky rookie for quite some time, merely for the investment. I think those cards show plenty of but promise. Just looking for opinions on what you would do in my shoes. Thanks!
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$500.00 is a fair price for a PSA 7. Most PSA 6's are priced at that amount. If the Gretzky is centred well, go for it!
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Bill, Buy whatever card gives you the most enjoyment.
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That sounds like a great friend - I need more friends like that!
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Alan, I knew you would say that! And I agree with you. Thanks for the advice!
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Easy answer is buy what you want to. However, if you make the buy into an investment (only) then I would, obviously, look for what you feel is the best card(s) to do that. There are a ton of pre-war baseball that are down 50%, or more, if you look around. I would probably go try to find a couple "bargains" in the $200-$250 range.....spreading risk is a bit safer for investing.

I sort of hoped you would say you want to buy something that you really enjoy collecting AND will be a good investment. I hope that is the actual case. It will make it more fun and might even be better, long term, since so many cards are down right now. Good luck..
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Thanks everyone for your advice, it actually helped me make a decision. I am going to go with the Gretzky. I've always wanted one and will enjoy having it in my collection and I believe it is a sound investment. Thanks again!
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Thanks everyone for your advice, it actually helped me make a decision. I am going to go with the Gretzky. I've always wanted one and will enjoy having it in my collection and I believe it is a sound investment. Thanks again!
A perfect decision...congrats and hope you'll enjoy it.
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I really appreciate this forum. I have literally no one to talk to about cards in my circle. So it is great to be able to communicate with fellow collectors on a daily basis about any topic.
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I really appreciate this forum. I have literally no one to talk to about cards in my circle. So it is great to be able to communicate with fellow collectors on a daily basis about any topic.
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