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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages
i am not in the "save for the grade you want" because it tends to be that by the time that person "saves up" for the grade they want, that grade will then be more than what they saved up.
its a cycle that never ends, and one just ends up chasing their own tail
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I do agree somewhat with this sentiment. When I got back into the hobby 15-20 years ago there were dozens of times I passed on a card in the $500-$1000 range because “I can get that later.” Now many of them are in the $10k-$20k range, and they will always just be a want. Two in particular I remember talking myself out of… I’ve always had Ruth’s 1921 Exhibit on my want list because of the image. At a National about 15 years ago I had a PSA 4 in my hand to buy to for around $600. Talked myself out of it because exhibits weren’t popular and I could pick it up later. They go for around $20k now. Second was a Tom Barker Shoeless Joe that Leon Luckey had on his website for something like $400. Talked myself out of it because it was a game card. They are around $10k now.