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OC2410
Posts: 115
Joined: Jun 2018
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| Saturday, August 5, 2023 7:56 PM | |
Thinking of your PC.....if your collection is large, would you prefer to add maybe an autograph card or add maybe 10 cards of equal value?
I'm at that point now where I've got most all base/cheap cards and it's either add $130 auto or 8-10 cards that are around $12-$15.
What's everyone else think?
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C2Cigars
Posts: 11,476
Joined: Oct 2014
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| Saturday, August 5, 2023 8:04 PM | |
More cards. Autographs don't mean much to me.
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jimetal7212
Posts: 4,853
Joined: Dec 2016
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| Saturday, August 5, 2023 8:20 PM | |
Same as Chuck. I bought a handful of AUs for specific people, but only the one for each person and not chasing others down. MEMs and MANUs I avoid altogether. Much rather have more cards.
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Sportzcommish
Posts: 6,018
Joined: Oct 2016
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| Saturday, August 5, 2023 8:32 PM | |
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budler
Posts: 2,175
Joined: Dec 2017
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| Saturday, August 5, 2023 9:14 PM | |
I have always been and will be a "The More the Merrier" type of guy.
10 $1 cards vs 1 $10 card. NO $50 cards for me. For some reason I just cannot see spending a lot of money for one card. But I have done it a few times. The way the prices are going I may have to if I want to keep collecting what I want.
I'm at the point where I'm finding better deals on the $10 -$15 dollar cards then the cheap cards. Like the OC2410 it appears I have gotten most of the base/cheap cards. Too bad I have run most of the members here out of cards I need. As I love to trade.
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bobbytoskey
Posts: 68
Joined: May 2021
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| Sunday, August 6, 2023 1:28 AM | |
I'm a set builder more than an individual player collector, so if it's 10 random cards of a set I'm near completing I'd much rather have the 10 cards. I do enjoy getting Detroit Tigers autos, but I usually only buy them when I can get them for a good price. I'm not really chasing any specific card.
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Dodgydave
Posts: 941
Joined: Apr 2019
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| Sunday, August 6, 2023 2:23 AM | |
I must admit I am partial to many of the long pack odds '90s inserts of my main PC player as well as his '90s autos.
I am happy to spend a bit on them but don't pay the prices for current Panini basketball autos or parallels. There's just so many of them they don't feel rare to me.
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sandyrusty
Posts: 4,660
Joined: Dec 2014
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| Sunday, August 6, 2023 2:27 AM | |
Cards. The only autographs that mean anything to me are the ones I get in person, not in a pack of cards nor by mail.
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brewerfan34
Posts: 73
Joined: Jan 2020
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| Sunday, August 6, 2023 3:03 AM | |
It depends on the collection. I don't have a Robin Yount certified auto yet in my Brewers "team" collection. I would lean towards having one really nice Yount, from Sterling or Dynasty, versus 3 or 4 of his autos from Topps flagship.
However if I just collected Yount as a player only, I probably would like a few $50 autos than a single $200 auto.
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bakerybum
Posts: 226
Joined: Sep 2019
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| Sunday, August 6, 2023 5:15 AM | |
Add another vote for cards. I'm like bobbytoskey - I will always take more cards to complete a set over anything else.
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