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warshawlawI love the ones I own but I don't buy high grade specimens unless at a real bargain price and I collect on a very limited budget because these cards are readily found and can be obtained for very little money in lower grades. For example, I am working a 1953 Bowman set in low grade which I intend to finish for under $10 per card. I am certain I will make huge inroads in the set at some of the bigger shows at the price levels I want to spend because the bargain bins are full of them.
I think the rocket scientists who paid the big bucks for the high grade cards that drove the postwar market are realizing that an 8 or 9 designation is nothing special and isn't likely to advance in price much over time. I liquidated my 8 and 9 collection some time ago when it became apparent to me that I would be as happy with a 6 or 7 and the cash in prewar cards.