General Question About Collecting Vintage

[Mattzela23]

Thanks for all the insight! It's greatly appreciated.

I feel like a lot of what's been said makes a lot of sense. At the end of the day, I want a set that I'm proud to display in my binder rather than a PSA-registry type of set.

Based on everyone's feedback, I'm going to give raw a shot and see how it goes. If I have to shift, I have to shift, we'll see.

Thanks again for all the thoughts!

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by Mattzela23

Thanks for all the insight! It's greatly appreciated.

I feel like a lot of what's been said makes a lot of sense. At the end of the day, I want a set that I'm proud to display in my binder rather than a PSA-registry type of set.

Based on everyone's feedback, I'm going to give raw a shot and see how it goes. If I have to shift, I have to shift, we'll see.

Thanks again for all the thoughts!

Some people do the majority of the set raw and just get the more expensive cards graded.

[mintacular]

Unless you are super super picky on condition or ABSOLUTELY LOVE CANT DO WITHOUT every card being a PSA 7 or whatever I think the more reasonable/affordable way to go is to buy nice raw for 95% of the cards and maybe for the $100+ big hitters play it safe with graded. JMO

[mintacular]

Also, keep in mind most common cards will be much more widely available RAW (and usually cheaper) and therefore easier to pick up

[Exhibitman]

It is a cognitive bias or two:

Dunning-Kruger Effect: unskilled collectors tend to overestimate their own ability to accurately grade cards in a TPGs scale. They will overpay for a card that has traits that they inaccurately rate under the TPG system.

Exaggeration Expectation: The tendency to expect or predict more extreme outcomes than those outcomes that actually happen. A raw card may have great eye appeal but a technical flaw that will get it a 3-5 grade 99% of the time.

Wishful Thinking: The formation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine, rather than on evidence, rationality, or reality. It is a product of resolving conflicts between belief, and desire.