Congrats! Not an easy set to complete, no matter what the condition is. Hell of an accomplishment!
When I initially built my 71's, I started with a decent lot...most cards were VG-EX and I like my sets to be EX or better. No creases, decent corners, no ink...with centering just having to show some white on the edges, so nothing too bad, but purists on centering would be upgrading a few cards...
With that said, the goal was completion and went the best I could at EX moving forward. Once I was done, which took a while with those high numbers and the sheer volume of cards (1972, I'm talking to YOU), I was super happy. NOW...for the last 5 years or so...about every month or so I grab a couple beers, pull out the set...and look to upgrade to EX or better cards on cards that could be upgraded. Now my set is EX plus...over time...and beautiful. I've enjoyed the process and in little chunks, have made the set what I really want. I love doing that to all my sets...keeps the drive alive...
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John Otto
1963 Fleer - 1981-90 Fleer/Donruss/Score/Leaf Complete
1953 - 1990 Topps/Bowman Complete
1953-55 Dormand SGC COMPLETE SGC AVG Score - 4.03
1953 Bowman Color - 110/160 69%
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