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05-30-2012, 10:17 PM
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I would guess my set would average a 2. I have some very nice cards, but mostly well worn and loved and I am ok with that. I normally try to get at least one nice card of every superstar HOFer...probalby a 4 or better of Cobb, Matty, Young, Johnson, Lajoie, etc. My eventual goal is to eliminate all cards with pieces missing, creases across the face, pinholes, etc. i wish I knew what I had in them...or maybe I don't. I am at 519 of 520. Have enjoyed the ride...will probably continue tinkering with the set...I will buy a common or HOFer that I need to upgrade and flip the lesser one to offset some of the costs. Or I'll buy a ten card lot and upgrade what I can then piece out the others hoping to break even...the upgrade is my profit.
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05-31-2012, 07:33 AM
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Mine are all poor, fair, good, maybe one or two vg. I suppose that equates to an avg of 1.5 or 2 on a scale of 1-10.
Upgrading my "poors" - preferably with less common backs for variety - while keeping an eye out for an affordable Dahlen Brooklyn or O'Hara StL. I can see myself slowly working on this set as long as I continue to collect cards.
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05-31-2012, 08:17 AM
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I've been acruing PSA 5/SGC 60s at a haphazard pace. I'd much rather spend my collecting budget on signed T206 cards, but nobody's selling!
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05-31-2012, 08:22 AM
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i just get any grade by SGC. i try to get 30s or 40's tho, got a few with less of a grade. I can always upgrade ones i feel that need to be
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05-31-2012, 08:44 AM
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I just realized I never actually answered my own question. I'm looking to try to build the 520 set in 5 or higher. It's going to be a pretty slow process I figure I'll be able to afford 1-2 HOF per year and 10-20 commons, max, so it'll be a multi decade project (which will ultimately help keep me in the hobby)
I'm only at 4 right now, but it's a Joss portrait 5, young glove shows 5, Evers Chicago 6 and Joss pitching 7... So I'm well over my annual allotment of HoF...so from here on out, it'll be commons only. Last edited by phikappapsi; 05-31-2012 at 08:50 AM.
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05-31-2012, 11:40 AM
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I absolutely don't collect them for an investment. I collect them because I love baseball, I love the history, I love showing them off, and I love the stories behind many of the players. With that being said, I collect ONLY raw cards with nice eye appeal on the fronts. If I buy one that is slabbed, I immediately take it out. If they happen to have paper loss, or are trimmed, or have a crease, or a minor pin hole, or were altered, or have writing/stamp marks on them, or even clipped corners, so be it!!
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