What's the toughest set or subset you've finished?

[caramelcard]

Which set or series or subset was the hardest for you to complete? How long did it take you and why was it so difficult? Also, which sets have you given up on and why?

For me I still haven't finished most of the sets that I'm working on and don't mind chipping away at them slowly. Over the years, there have been several that I've given up on too like E97, E104-1, E103, and an E98 master set, but maybe some day I'll fire them up again.

Anyways, I know there are several reasons why folks give up on sets. (cost, difficulty, or just the large number of cards in the set)

Let's hear some set stories.

Rob

[Bicem]

w601 Sporting Life postcards is the toughest set that I have completed, although it didn't take nearly as long as I had expected thanks to a couple of board members (esp. Steve Murray).

I have started and given up on cracker jacks, T3's and Fan Craze... I basically lost interest in these since they were so abundant and widely collected.

Here's a link to the w601's

[cozmokramer]

Old Judges are going to kill me... I complete a small subset (browns champs is where it all started), then decide to build a bigger subset.

With the Old Judges its never ending now that I'm at 1000+ cards and over 600 poses.

[3-2-count]

Completed the E90-1 set about a year ago, but recently sold it to fund other projects. Not only was it tough, but damn'd expensive to boot. If I were to re-visit the set today to give it another run it could be assembled for far less than what it cost me a couple years ago. Same can be said for many other sets as well though.

[Jacklitsch]

Looks like Jeff beat me to my one and only abandonment.

I had the W601 PC set at 15/16 but the Detroit eluded me for over ten years. When Jeff picked up the Detroit and expressed an interest in completing the set I thought it was time to turn the set over to a new generation.

My last subset completion was the 1911-1938 Zeenut type set run.

I'm at 11/12 on the 1906 Ullman PC set and don't ever plan on abandoning it though the liklihood of completion is remote. Same with the 1911 Zeenut set. I'm at 118/122. Three of the four are possible, the last card is not.

[Leon]

I completed the E94 back overprint set of all that are currently known, 1 being uniquely known. It is often maligned but is (almost) impossible to complete....what, with all the fake ones flying all over the place and all.....

[milkit1]

T202 cubs subset with weird Johnny Evers color variation