A few years ago, I completed a '53 Topps set. Yes, I spent way too much on it, but I loved that set, and it was a fun journey. That set represents about the only time in my collecting life when I was really zeroed in on completing something without going off in different directions. This past spring, I broke it up and sold off most of it. I did keep Mantle, Jackie, and Mays. I did pretty decent on what I sold off. Sometimes I find myself missing it, but in looking at the cost of many of the cards that I would have to re-purchase, I just can't make myself do it.
I also have considered completing something like a '62 Topps or a 70s set, but after having that '53 Topps, they just don't seem as exciting to me, and I end up not building another set. Not sure where to go from here...
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