Vintage set building question(50s-70s sets)

leadoff4

When building a vintage set do you prefer to sell your duplicates or try to build another complete set of lesser grade from the dupes? Financially& collection wise which method have you found the most beneficial?

hammered

Keep building complete sets. Takes longer but they sell better than incomplete lots. You should keep the grades fairly consistent in the set. Don't put EX and Mint cards together.

TomGshotput

<< <i>You should keep the grades fairly consistent in the set. Don't put EX and Mint cards together >>



The exception is the high value cards. Adding higher grades in those cards to a low- or mid-grade set will usually be a good investement when you sell

Complete sets can definitely sell for a nice premium, since you are selling the work of putting it together in addition to the product

WinPitcher

I prefer to sell the dupes (of course depending on who it is)

That way I can use those funds and buy more cards to complete the set.



Steve

leadoff4

The last(and only one) I built, I only ended up with 50-60 duplicates. I think the idea of buying large lots and building multiple sets might be a wise decision. I found myself purchasing too many single cards when I got to within 50 cards of finishing the set. Thanks for the thoughts so far guys.

Buccaneer

I typically use all of my duplicates (usually cards that were upgraded) to build a 2nd or 3rd set.