In possession of both PSA 10s. Taboo to crack one for higher set rating ?
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How does this work please. Scenario: Someone has the only two PSA 10's of a certain card, and this card is part of a medium sized set registry with 12 total sets out there. This someone is number 2 on the registry and is only behind in the rating by .03 to the number 1 set. Should one of the 10's be cracked out with the flip being sent back to PSA ? Then there would be just one PSA 10 of the card, which would bump the card rating up, to where the #2 set then becomes the #1 set. Is that scenario possible ?
edited and spelled possession properly in the subject line.
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I prefer doing it the other way, searching the sets above mine for their Top Pop bonus cards and subbing to match them, they lose the bonus + I get the upgrade.
Is there some monetary prize for having the #1 set which exceeds the value of the 10 they'd be popping out. Personally I would sell or trade one of them to the #1 guy and actually benefit in a real way from having both 10's rather than destroying one to win a piece of paper.
This is an interesting opinion to me, not a bad opinion, but interesting. If you are a collector, the monetary value is not the most important issue. That "piece of paper" could be worth a lot more to this person. I know as a collector, I would, in many cases, rather have the paper. But as a retired person on a fixed income not wanting to spend my life savings, I need to get the bast deals possible to reach my collecting goals, making some of my decisions monetary. Point being, everybody doesn't purchase cards purely for monetary reasons.
Surely you aren't so enamored with a little goober next to your set that you would actually crack a PSA 10 to gain a miniscule advantage over another collector...that is insane
Do you think anybody here gives a rip about your #1 position? Not in the least I assure you.
Nothing magical is gonna happen in your life if you do what you're thinking of...it means absolutely NADA.
Perhaps you've lost sight of what collecting is all about, it sure isn't about some check mark next to your set...if that's the case, you've got a lot to learn.
I collected high grade cards of my favorite player, Harmon Killebrew, for years. Since the local card shops only bought nm/mt cards, I figured those were the ones I should spend my money on. It's easy to get "hooked" on a well centered nm/mt card. Being more than a little OCD, I branched out into the "oddball" issues and had MANY people say I was an idiot, like when I spent $400.00 on a 1967 Killebrew stand-up. There was no grading services when I started, but as time went on, I found I liked my cards PSA graded.
One day I stumbled across the registry and entered my graded cards (about half of my cards) and was in the top five! Over the next several months I got my remaining cards graded and ended up in first place.
I know my set isn't the "All Time Finest" because my best friend (who collects mostly raw) also collects Killebrew, and his set is better, but I am still having fun with the hobby and I for one do not criticize others for their collections.
Have fun with the hobby!
From what I see, you've been on the boards less than a month.
Surely you aren't so enamored with a little goober next to your set that you would actually crack a PSA 10 to gain a miniscule advantage over another collector...that is insane
Do you think anybody here gives a rip about your #1 position? Not in the least I assure you.
Nothing magical is gonna happen in your life if you do what you're thinking of...it means absolutely NADA.
Perhaps you've lost sight of what collecting is all about, it sure isn't about some check mark next to your set...if that's the case, you've got a lot to learn.
But you were the only one in the world I was really hoping gave a rip about my set in the registry. If you don't give a rip, then I have nothing left to live for.
One thing that I have learned, is that there are many reasons why people collect. Some do it for an investment, some like the registry, some because it brings back memories, some just love the sport & this is a way to feel close. I am sure there are many more reasons I have not mentioned. But I think most people collect for multiple reasons. Point being, you can collect because you enjoy the old cards & enjoy the registry. To have the gall to tell somebody they have "lost sight of what collecting is all about" is about as close minded & wrong as can be.
Always plenty of PSA-graded cards in my ebay store -- https://ebay.com/str/thelumbercompanysportscards
Gotta admit the response variance here though is interesting. All types of collectors exist as a couple have said, and the good about that is to each their own. (and some are very sensitive about it !)
The respect quote.. Nice ! Talledega nights ! Another fine quote from that movie that fits here in the set registry forum 'If you ain't first, you're last'
He said to me, isn't owning the only two in the world priceless enough?
I agree with this x 1000. What if this is a pop 100 in PSA 9 and you own the only two 10's? I'm not in your shoes but I would think that's a pretty good spot to be in.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball
Current situation is 2nd place, with a doppelganger card serving no purpose other than sitting in a box because you can't sell it, else..
The 1st option here I believe is what gets people 72 Kate Uptons when they pass, so it has that going for it.
Being funny here of course and agree with the 'it's a nice place to be in' in this situation. Option 1 though could be the winner.
The original question was the subject of a talk I recently had with my youngest son. He is the smartest person I have ever met and I have a genius IQ. I posed this question to him. If he had the only two examples of a card in the world, would he destroy one of them in front of witnesses so that the only one left was now priceless. He said to me, isn't owning the only two in the world priceless enough? I agreed with him. I think that knowing that you could have the #1 spot by cracking out the card and actually having both of them is priceless enough. Just my humble opinion (and my son's).
OP did not say he was going to destroy the card. The card would still be a "10" out of the holder.
The strategy is sound.
There was a collector on the boards a while back that was buying graded mint cards and cracking them out to build a raw mint collection.