How much influence does the grade of a card have in your purchase?

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Doug,

Did you check to see whether true collectors buy cards? Perhaps they only trade or flip for them.

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You should stick to spelling.

Let's see your Doyle _ Plank & Magie .....

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Potomac Yank

Let's see your Doyle _ Plank & Magie .....

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH SNAP!!!

Is that still called a "dis?"

Rob - you've got some chutzpah. You should know better then to mess with a real collector.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Matt

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH SNAP!!!

Matt,

Wow. Having met you at the National dinner, I could have sworn you were OLDER THAN 14!!!!

[Rob D.]

Joe,

Say hello to McMurphy, Chief and Martini for me.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Joe,

Say hello to McMurphy, Chief and Martini for me.

That reference hurts my head - does that make you or Joe Nurse Ratchet?

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Matt

That reference hurts my head - does that make you or Joe Nurse Ratchet?

The possibility of Joe being a member of the staff never crossed my mind. Ever.

Edited to add: I'll stop now. No sense chasing away more lurkers. Hey, you guys, come back. COME BACK! PLEEEEASE!

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by Matt

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH SNAP!!!

Is that still called a "dis?"

Rob - you've got some chutzpah. You should know better then to mess with a real collector.

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Especially when he can back up what he says .....

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Matt

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH SNAP!!!

It could have been worse, we could have ended up with one of those "let's see your Johnson" jokes! I was going to buy a Magie until I realized it was misspelled and I could get a Magee way cheaper. I'd love to see your Doyle, Plank, and Magie in all seriousness though. Unless I finally hit the Mega Millions that would be as close as I'll ever get to owning any of them.

As a type collector, our goal is to obtain the best available example
from a particular set.

Whilst the vast majority of the type cards in our collection are graded 8 or higher, we certainly recognize that there are plethora of sets where there it is virtually (and a number of cases, actually) impossible to acquire an ultra high grade example. Accordingly, we focus on the highest grade obtainable. If and when the occasion arises, we then attempt to obtain to upgrade.

Sets where we have had great difficulty obtaining high grade examples include:

T208
T209- color- all high grade cards appeared to go to one bidder
T214
T216
E 96- all high grade examples appeared to go to one bidder
E 103
E 106
AWH Caramels

Best

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

[Jim VB]

Please make sure he only counts as one vote in the poll. Thanks.

[chiprop]

Rarity is my barometer, not the grade, but if I had to choose a VG is usually good enough.