What set are you currently trying to build and will see it threw till the end?
 

What set are you currently trying to build and will see it threw till the end?

For me it is the 52 Topps set all 407 cards well centered in PSA only (I prefer PSA for all cards from the 50's and up)....so far I have 20 of them including 4 very nice high numbers.

Then I will go after the gray backs and other variations of this set.

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T205
 

I have spent the last 5 1/2 years trying to complete the 1911 T-205 gold border set (221). I am just about finished and 1 card has eluded me.

Good luck with your quest.

r/
Frank

C46
 

I've been working on the C46 Imperial Tobacco set. About 60% complete. Just picked up the Gandil and McGinnity and hope to knock out the last 30 in the next year or two.

1934 Gold Medal Foods (10 of 12 so far)
1956 Topps (just started)

I did complete two of the three Imperial Tobacco lacrosse series sets (C60 and C61). Wasn't really planning on completing any sets at this point but if there was another it might possibly the C46 set, although at first I set out to just collect the "Big Three" plus some of the major leaguers that appeared in this set.

My only set that required true endurance was my 1975 Topps on the PSA registry. I love the set (it was the first full set I owned as a kid) and I thought it would be fun to tackle it, well, it proved to be more of a marathon than a sprint. 660 PSA 8's and up became a rather dull feat after a while.

I love the set and I enjoyed piecing it together, but there were times I had some serious doubts about whether I wanted to complete it. I finished it 4 years ago and I haven't attempted another registry set since. If I were, I would try to tackle the monster :)

I'm almost finished with the E93 set, only need Plank and Cobb plus a few I'd like to upgrade at some point. I'm also about 2/3 done with the W554 set. Since the new year though I've really been focusing on the E92 Nadja set. Both the E93 and W554 shouldn't be too hard to complete. The E92 Nadja's are going to take awhile but I'm actually a little surprised with the progress I've made so far. Most of my sets are included here http://www.net54baseball.com/album.php?u=375

Dj

I had started quite a few sets over the past year, lost interest and sold each of them off long before getting even close to finishing them. I swore I had convinced myself I was not a set collector...

The only exception to that had been my T209 B&W set that I'm still plugging away at and strongly motivated to keep at it. Though the prospect of ever completing it are, well quite slim to none, but I think strangely that's what has kept me motivated so far.

Recently I have begun a new project of going after a M101-4 and a M101-5 set (minus the Ruth for both) which I'm a little more confident I will see out to their completion.

At the moment I am in the middle of a HOF run in the T205 set, and considering a similar run in the E90-1 set. As its stands I've got some of the toughies out of the way for both, but upcoming expenses are going to get in the way of any real future progress.

T205's I have 57 so far, and I started on 11/12/12.

Wiltse one ear – First card bought

I started T206 in march 2012 and i dont know if i will ever finish the set in my life.

I already finished one 1959 Topps set and I am currently working on #2 of the same set. Do members here build the same set in multiples?

I have an impossible set to accomplish, but will have fun with what I can get ahold of

Slowly chipping away at the '38 Goudey set. Although it's only 48 cards I'm hoping for the right ones.

I have built the 52Topps set at least a half dozen times. Of course the first couple of times it only cost peanuts.

I am currently trying to convert my raw cards to psa graded.

Also "The super monster set" has beat the $hit out of me. Have/had over 2400. Now I am going to settle for a 520 graded set. Time will tell.

Still working on my first vintage set, 1959 topps. Shouldnt be too tough to finish.

I'd like to do:

1951 Bowman
1954 Topps
1963 Topps

The only set I'm certain I'll finish is 1935 Goudey. I'm just going slow, trying to stick with vg raw cards. I just started an e93 and e95 set. I'm fairly sure I'll finish those in the next few years. I'm on an indefinite hiatus with my t206 set. I'm working on getting all the HOFers, and I pick up a few vg commons here and there, but I may not put any serious effort into getting to 520 for a few years.

Working on t206, like many here.

Also D304, and as many M101-6s I can find.

Exhibit PC back. Need three to complete a basic set, countless if I want to do a master set [I do not].

Nice goals guys!!!:)

Last post for today talk to guys tomorrow.

Neeed 3..
 

,,,to finish the Topps 1967 Stand Up set

Nice goals everyone, I get a chuckle when I see T-209-2 listed, ouch tough set. The one I keep waiting for someone to list is a master set of N172 )

I am currently working on a full run of Exhibit sets- 1921-1966, 24 sets and 1494 total cards, going on 10 years and down to under 100 cards needed but boy its slow going now. One of them I am working on a master set and I've completed 3 sets and over halfway to a 4th. Working on E93 in SGC 40/50 and down to 2 cards on it. Also a few other misc sets to keep me busy between my exhibit finds.

Set collecting works great for me, helps keep me focused and on a budget.

trying to finish an e104-2 set.. only wagner and hyatt left! the rest of the cards were surprisingly easy to get (aside from Maddox which took a while).

I admire everyone's focus.

I'm working on '61 Topps, '51 Bowman, '40 Playball and '33 Goudey. Even tried picking up a bunch of t206s at REA but lost out at ~3:30am. I'm determined to get the '61 Topps completed but am closest to finishing the '40 Playball. I need Mantle and Mays for '51 Bowman so that may be awhile before completion.

I'm working on a run of full/unused Army-Navy football tickets. Imagine trying to build a set where most people tore the object of your focus in half. I'm at about 86% complete of full tickets. I consider that pretty impressive since the first three games probably didn't even have tickets (1890-1892).

I'll see it through to what it takes, but not sure set completion is possible...especially since a new ticket is created every year.

54 Topps
 

My 54 Set is my long term project........here are a few I have so far..........just a few pics

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/...ps42Muellr.jpg
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/...1PaulSmith.jpg
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/...M77/img449.jpg
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/...4170Rhodes.jpg

My CJs. Been on them for 3+ years at this point with only the Cobb and Wagner to go, hence the sig line. Always thought Id finish and keep for a long time until recently. Either way, I cant image staying at 178/180.

W572 have 97 out of 121

almost done with 1940 playball and 1953 Topps. Halfway done with T206

Been working on the 1914 Cracker Jacks for about 18 months. Started strong but getting alot slower as of late. Enjoying the ride though.

It's only 13 cards but for the second time I am trying to do the 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson set. Quit a few years ago and sold off 12 of 13 after coming in 2nd 3 times on the one card I needed.

Working actively on the T206 and T201 sets, the latter in higher grades. Need the Ruth to complete the '35 Goudey, and for some reason I keep coming back to the 91C and its funky models pretending to be ballplayers. May end up working on a few 1960's Topps sets somewhere down the line.

Working on the T206 Sovereign 350 backs set. Already hitting some challenges finding some of these guys in decent grades.

Fan Craze both years and 1933 Goudey.

3 cards short of Mayo Cut Plug and 99% sure going to do the 33 Goudey next. Always wanted to do 48 Bowman also and I already have the major cards in that set it is just commons.

Working on 1911 Zeenut set for 10 years,so far.
I need a few more,but they are the tougher ones.

1954 is my favorite postwar set. I've assembled and sold it off twice and am doing it a third time now, though much rougher than yours, which looks insanely nice, BTW.

A nice 1961, my birth year, in strong EX or better, raw. I could just save up and buy a set, but what would be the fun in that? I figure picking up a couple of high numbers here and there will give me something to do at shows.

19th century Detroit of course. Some goals have been met, some I expect to eventually meet, and others will keep me searching to the end.

Complete or near complete:
1886 Tomlinson cabinet player set - complete
1887 N172 Detroits, all poses - complete
1889 N172 Detroits, all poses - getting close

& then the subsets that will keep me looking for awhile:
1888 N172 Detroits, all poses
N173 Detroits (one of each catalogued player)
N175 Detroits (one of each catalogued player)

Sets
 

Just over 20 left to finish up an E98 Master set. Also, trying to put a high end E94 set of 30 together. Looking for preferably purples if anyone has any they'd part with, but any other higher graded colors are fine too.

N36 in VG or nicer (6 cards to upgrade)
E90-3 (need 1 card)
E125 (just over half way)
D304 (need 4, waiting for them to hit rock bottom)
D322 (1 card shy)
D359-1 (5 cards shy)
D359-2 (4 cards shy)
F157-2 (need 1 card)
R14 (need 2)
R300 (need 4)
R414-50-B (need that overpriced clemente, doubt i'll ever shell out for it)
V300 (need 1 and have hunted it for 13 years)
V304D in VG-EX or better(need 2)
V357 in EX or better(need 3)


....you asked.

E106 when I can find them for a good price!

I am up at our summer place in Cooperstown this weekend for the Hall of Fame game and at the same time am picking up the last few raw cards I need to finish off my 1956 set. It is from the year I was born. Also working on a 65 set as that was my favorite set as a kid.

Upgrading my e94 set...I have 6 or so cards I'd like to upgrade...and am casually working on an n43 set...I'm 1/4 of the way there!!!!!

I'm currently completing a T206 and T205 set.

T206 123/524
1954 Topps 24/250

Tom, this is a coincidence. I was also born in 1956, and the '65 set was my favorite also. I'm almost finished with it. I have 597/598. I'm only missing Joe Nossek.
I'm at 522 in the T206 set, so I've gone as far as I can. I'm working on sub-sets now, like getting a Merkle with every possible back.

'54 is my favorite post war set also.. And the only set I'm trying to complete. I've got all the HOfers and have been slowing picking up commons in small lots, all raw (EX or better). Think I'm about 150 in now, but tend to get ADD when I see something/anything else I want. I've been at it maybe 3-4 years (15-18 years if you count my first HOFer), but in no hurry to finish.

murcerfan

Lord that is a lot of sets!!!:)

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A couple of projects for me:

T206 Hindu SLs

T207 HOFs - SGC 50/4