CJ set collectors - how long have been working on it?

[rainier2004]

Hello CJ gang. I miss some good ole CJ talk and was wondering how much time everyone has invested in this wonderful project.

I just passed my 2-year anniversary and these past holidays saw a dramatic increase in my set including a 1914 Chance that I'll include as one of my "monster" number of 177 for a complete 1915 set +1 (someday I may include the e145 Callahan, Cashion and Lord to have 1 CJ of every player ever represented). I started out buying 4 commons from fellow member Rich Rockwood prior to board membership. 3 large purchases over the winter holidays and selling dup's bumped my number from 65 to 141 rather quickly. Been left with 36 to go for some time now and would love to finish this baby and get my 29-card display up.

So, how did everyone start and when? I just want to talk about our "mainstream" CJ's some more. The Chance is definitely the favorite so far and its amazing the color difference in the 2 sets as I have a few 1914's as well.