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Old 12-22-2011, 08:44 PM
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I have been tempted to but at this stage have resisted building the whole set. I think the action shots in the background and the headshot in the foreground are very eye appealing. This set has a ton of golden age HOFers (minus Musial). I have a Mantle and Clemente, and would like to add a Mays like David's (VintageToppsGuy) and probably more. Also, about 5 years ago when I first got into vintage collecting I was at a show in NC and an experienced dealer had just bought a '56 raw set from a walk-in and he gave me the opportunity to take a look at some of the set and every card was razor sharp/pack-fresh. I didn't know much about the set or its worth but was blown away buy the condition. As I walked back around later he had a light on and glasses affixed and was clearly pulling cards to sub. Oh if only I had the cash and know-how to have been able to make an offer to buy the whole set before they were sent away to be entombed.

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