Would you consider trading....

robstar

a complete or near complete set for one BIG card or
one BIG card for a complete or near complete PSA set.

I,m sure many here dream of owning a Goudey Ruth or 52' Mantle but would never lay out the kind of cash at one time to aquire one. This would certainly be a good way to save for one while still enjoying the hobby.

On the other hand,

Perhaps you would like to own a PSA graded set, maybe your first set as a kid but have neither the time nor the patience that is required to take on such a venture. However you have that one BIG card that you could trade for it. Would you do it?

While I'm a hockey collector at heart, I would consider trading a good part of my collection for a
well centered 1934 Goudey #37 Gehrig in PSA 7. Easily one of my favorite cards regardless of sport.

Using SMR as a guide for value purposes what would you consider trading
your set or one BIG card for..

Just a thought on a rainy morning in Toronto....


Have a great Day.. Rob..

Knuckles

I would take a BIG card any day instead of a set. I would even take the short end of the stick value wise if I happened to have a set worth more than a certain BIG card.

Yes even the non-star vintage cards have their beauty but I would rather have a collection of big named players opposed to set(s) any day.


Nice avatar, Bower was a great goalie. I met him when I was 15 nine years ago at a small local card show here in Edmonton and he was a very nice genuine guy.

fsjeter

For me, the answer is "No". It's easier to find one card than to build a complete graded set. I can't see trading a set for one card. I'd rather try to save my money to get that one card.

Scott

Stingray

I agree, could not trade a set for one big card. I have to much fun pullling out my cards, even though do not have a complete set, and looking at them and reading the backs. Though owning one big card, Ruth, Mantle whomever would be cool, that is all I would have to look at.

Stingray

54topps

Good question Rob,
To answer your question I would rather have a complete set than a high value star card. Its taken me almost 3 years to put together my 1970-71 Topps Hockey set. The question i've pondered is would I trade my PSA graded set for a raw set from the 50's of equal value for my 70-71 hockey set. Would anyone consider doing this????

Mike

robstar

Nice avatar, Bower was a great goalie. I met him when I was 15 nine years ago at a small local card show here in Edmonton and he was a very nice genuine guy. >>



Knuckles

Johnny Bower currently lives in my hometown of Mississauga which is a suburb of Toronto. I first met him 5 yr's ago at a local drugstore, he was signing for free but collecting donations for charity. He has to be the most engaging and humble person I have ever met. The players of today could learn a lot from him.

Hard to believe he turns 81 this November. He was actually signing at the Canada Post booth at last months Sportscard Expo in Toronto.

Have a great day...Rob..

yawie99

Good question. I really can't think of a BIG card that I so totally covet that I'd trade my '53 Parkie set for it. Maybe for a V145-1 Corbeau, but that just goes back to the issue of setbuilding vs. collecting major cards since I'm working on that set. I guess I'd maybe swap it for a small handful of little-B big cards, but I'm not sure if I'd trade it for just one major, major card.

A761506

I'd take the big card in a heartbeat over a set. I'd appreciate it a lot more.

cardfan07

I think the sets, depending on what you're collecting, could be put back together at anytime. Obviously the more obscure pricey sets might not be included in this discussion.
I have a near complete 57 set, ~29% graded that I would absolutely consider trading for a big card. Anyone have a 48 Leaf Ruth or 40 PB Ted Williams they want to trade??

calleocho

thats a good question...i really had to think about it

YES

goudeygold

Of course it depends on the set. If your talking about a pre-war set that has a high percentage of HOF I would greatly consider a complete PSA set over a single card. If your talking about having a complete set that is say... 600+ cards of which 90% are commons, I would take the (presumably vintage) single card. If you watch ebay you will find that complete sets of say...60s and newer sell at a huge discount mainly because they are loaded with crap commons. the only exception being if the set is PSA complete and very high grade. Even then it would sell at a discount over build up cost. It seems pre-war is trending to being worth more complete than broken up in decent grades, so again I would take the pre-war set.

GG

MorrellMan

Interesting question. A set has a diverse value, whereas the big card puts all your eggs in one basket. I think the answer depends on the set and the card, just like in any other trade. One may be at the peak of it's value and trending down, whereas the other may not have peaked yet. I'd trade for a set, unless the value of the set was driven by one or two volatile cards. I'd trade for a card unless it was a current hot pick, in which case I would not expect it to hold it's value or keep up with the growth of the set.

I did a raw trade like this years ago - a Carlton and Marichal rookie for a 1970 Topps set. I'm still happy with the trade.

goudeygold

Perfect example on milehigh ending tonight. Very high grade 1956 topps set or a single PSA 8 52 topps mantle. the 52 mantle has the edge so far... lets see how it ends.

GG

helionaut

It would just be a matter of what made me happier. I'd trade my 1975 set for a nice Goudey Ruth for instance, or I might trade my best single card, whatever that is, for, I don't know, a NM raw 1972 set or something like that. The best is to trade a bunch of little things for one big thing. Before I stopped going to my LCS, I was talking about trading him a bunch of junk GU stuff that booked for $10-15 each (but is really unsaleable for me for more than $1-2) for a couple vintage cards he had. We both would've made out on that.

frankhardy

I believe I could do either one. It just depends on the situation.