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Posted By: Al Crisafulli

Hi Geoff:

About two years ago, to get some focus into my collecting, I decided to assemble a run of sets from the 26 years the Yankees won the World Series. That enabled me to choose from a lot of sets, but eliminate a LOT MORE.

After a while, I started getting disappointed about certain sets I liked, but "could not" collect. 1933 Goudey. 1957 Topps. T205. The list is endless.

To help satisfy my desire to own some of these card types, I decided to begin a HOF set.

I can honestly say that I have never had so much fun collecting. The hobby has taken on a whole new dimension, as I seek out new card types to learn about, swap cards with other HOF collectors, and build a really cool, unique set of cards.

So I guess the short answer is: HOF collecting is an absolulte blast, and while I might not recommend abandoning set collecting altogether, assembling a HOF set is an unbelievable challenge and well worth the effort.

-Al