[BradH]

I don’t want to sidetrack the OP’s original topic – but I do have a question for those who mainly collect HOF players. (My answer to the original question is about 230 different players, by the way).

The timing of this post is perfect for me, as I have been considering a side project in my collecting pursuits and am looking to build a Hall of Fame type card collection.

I have been sorting through my collection in recent months and noticed that I have nice representation of all Hall of Famers from the 1930s to present and a sprinkling of representation from the 1800s-1920s. While I have never really been into “type collecting,” I thought it might be neat to build a type set of Hall of Famers.

The informal rules I set for myself seem to be along the lines of what I’m reading from others here on the board. Most of the sets posted here seem to focus on Hall of Fame ROOKIE cards. I really have no interest in whether mine are rookies or not - I just want a nice-looking card for each guy.

The question I have for those who have done a set of Hall of Famers - How do you store or display the set? Since I’m dealing with cards of various sizes, I am thinking about keeping the raw cards in UltraPro or Card Saver holders, then slipped into an album with four-pocket pages for easy viewing. I would say that about 90% of my Hall of Famers are raw cards that I’ve purchased over the years, but some of the more expensive ones that I’ve purchased more recently are in TPG holders. (I generally crack cards out of TPG holders, but have kept the higher-priced cards in holders for now – both for protection and in case I decide to sell.)

Thanks