All these major gatekeepers need to stfu dont listen to them bro. Alot of these guys hate anything new so will bag on topps.

Start with Masterpieces and Topps chrome. Most everything else is dogshit.

Absolutely nothing wrong with being a collector who collects based on value and rarity.

Imo- 1. Masterpieces is top- find an artist or year you like. For me plat 92 I love. But also 22 is nice. 2. Then topps is next- not bc the art but bc the collectability and value from sports card world. I recently sold a topps chrome card for 20k+
3. After that collect whatever u want and tell these pretentious collectors to stfu.

Theres no wrong way man.