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whilest i cant say that i collect anything specific beyond "cardboard", i have been pickin up what i can cheaply. i recently decided to go for a 6-month spree of not spending more than $10 on any one individual card/item. so far i've picked up a few '48 bowman, a T206 and a T205, a '31-'32 cut 4-on-1 Dickey, 3 S74 silks (including a Chance, got a great deal there!), and even a C56 hockey. lets not forget the 12"x14" 1910 Wray baseball team cabinet photo. also a few nice non-sport T-cards for color. gonna continue this idea through the end of the year and see what it nets me.
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Tony, I think I have about 500 ACC HOFers in the 1904-1950 era...Lots more if I include Topps era. I have HOFers from pretty much all the sets that I call reasonable. Maybe missing a few... I'll probably get a list together some day.
Lately I have been hoping to find the bigger names or the rarer sets. Much slower but still fun. For example, there are so many to choose from in the 30's that I feel I can be patient. I'm not a high grade collector so that helps. I have a bunch of SGC cards and if I was to dream big, my whole HOF collection would be slabbed and catalogued. It's rather NOT right now:o Because I make the rules, if I stray in and out...no one yells at me:D Good luck in your collecting too! |
I have about half a low grade Delong set and I am probably going to try to finish it...
I finished my T206 set (at 520) and am continually trying to upgrade it. Still have a long way to go, but little by little it has become presentable. I am starting a Magie savings account with the idea of picking up an A or a 1 in a couple of years. I have a very nice 1961 Topps I would like to finish....It's clearly behind the others. Finally, I have just about decided to begin upgrading my T205 set. It was actually the thing that got me started thinking I could actively finish pre-war sets and I completed a "fronts" set, with many of them being skins. Maybe it's just because i don't collect them, but they seem to be taking a price beat down lately. I may think about upgrading the worst of the lot and all the skins. |
I have a main collection, and little sub-collections.
Main collection is Yankees - I collect all Yankees from 1906 thru current. Small sub-collections: Old cards of New York teams in all sports Jewish sports figures, all sports old and current Players who were Yankees shown on cards as members of other teams Pitchers who Mickey Mantle hit home runs off of Note that I am a collector, not an investor, and my cards are collectors grade. I would rather have a Babe Ruth that would grade a 1 than not have a Babe Ruth because I cant afford it in really nice condition. |
Still trying to finish my T206 set(need about 40 but have most of the key cards). Just recently based on a thread here I started trying to put together a 1971 Topps Greatest Moments set and have knocked out about 12 in 2 months.
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Been working on t206 cards of Cubs from the 1908 team. only one I need is Carl Lundgren. I will probably wait til income tax time unless I find one with a nice front and crummy back
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I collect Yankees, and have recently finished my T206 team set. I only worry about all the FRONT variations, i dont care who advertises on the back. On your Cubs, do you worry about what brands are on the back or not? |
Love this post. I collect a little bit of everything - HOF'ers cards from playing / managing days, a number of players from when I grew up (70's to the 90's), types, sets, non-sports.
It's really interesting the variety and the stories of "why" we collect what we do. Erik https://sites.google.com/site/oldbaseballobc/home |
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I collect what no one is selling!!!! :rolleyes:
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I've been leaning on 48 bowman. Just having 48 cards seems like it would be a nice one to start with.
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