OK, I've been out of collecting cards now for about 8-10 years. I have a fairly specialized football collection that consists of RC's only on primarily hall of fame members...plus some other stars I really like. And like any other collector I also speculated on new players I thought might make the hall some day...trying to get their cards early in their careers before the prices skyrocketed.
So my confusion is this, in more current years where more than one RC was available, I always bought what I felt was the best card.....no signatures, no markings. Like for Peyton Manning it was his SP Authentic card. But in today's market, it appears the cards classified as a players "best" card are all autographs and jersey cards. If I want to stay true to my RC only collection of a player's best card (s) does this mean I should now introduce jersey cards and autographs?
For instance, if you were going to speculate and wanted Jimmy Clausen's best RC card for my type collection, or say Adrian Peterson's....which card would you say best fits. I can't figure out a good place to begin with today's offerings.
thx for the help for an oldtimer
So my confusion is this, in more current years where more than one RC was available, I always bought what I felt was the best card.....no signatures, no markings. Like for Peyton Manning it was his SP Authentic card. But in today's market, it appears the cards classified as a players "best" card are all autographs and jersey cards. If I want to stay true to my RC only collection of a player's best card (s) does this mean I should now introduce jersey cards and autographs?
For instance, if you were going to speculate and wanted Jimmy Clausen's best RC card for my type collection, or say Adrian Peterson's....which card would you say best fits. I can't figure out a good place to begin with today's offerings.
thx for the help for an oldtimer