Have any of you guys ever...

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

...sold a partial set or a complete set and then really regretted it later on? Did you/have you rebuilt? I am there right now. It is so frustrating to have been so close only to be thinking about starting over a couple of years later. Ironically, I don't sell much but one of the few times that I did...

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

LOL sold my partial 1939 Playball Registry set on ebay a few weeks back, took a beating on it and have regretted it massively.

[LEHR]

I'm not a set collector as much as I want to be. With that being said one of the few sets I've built was a really sharp 1955 Bowman baseball set. I sold the set in the late 90's when I started getting in to high-grade graded cards and I've regretted it ever since. I've started PSA graded 1955 Bowman sets a couple of times in the last 10 years but always get bored and sell.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

LOL sold my partial 1939 Playball Registry set on ebay a few weeks back, took a beating on it and have regretted it massively.

That was a very nice looking set. I wish I could've gotten in on that. A little over two years ago I sold my partial 60/72 '41 Play Ball set. I used the money to fund something non-card related. Fast foward to now, and I am starting to look at commons again with the thought of beginning once more. I love that set, but it just seems so far back to where I was. Of course the journey is half the fun I guess. I am liking the look of the T205s also, so we'll see.

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[steve B]

Yes, years ago I sold a low grade 48 Bowman set I'd put together. Really low grade, Musial had paper loss on the front, Berra was colorized. Maybe as a Padre, since his jersey was yellow. And a bunch of the cards were waxed and nearly round from flipping. Hardly paid anything for any of them, the Musial was $2 !

Haven't rebuilt it, but I'm about 1/4 of the way there with some nice commons.

Steve B

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by steve B

Yes, years ago I sold a low grade 48 Bowman set I'd put together. Really low grade, Musial had paper loss on the front, Berra was colorized. Maybe as a Padre, since his jersey was yellow. And a bunch of the cards were waxed and nearly round from flipping. Hardly paid anything for any of them, the Musial was $2 !

Haven't rebuilt it, but I'm about 1/4 of the way there with some nice commons.

Steve B

Wow! Those $2 Musials are few and far between! Good luck as you build your set. I love stories like that.

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[clydepepper]

I sold my Topps 1957-1980 sets last year, but find myself picking up a favorite here and there...probably have a couple of hundred singles soo far...not sure where it will go...just letting some catch my eye...can't absolutely rule out building them again.

I did keep my 1954-56 Topps sets and would really, really regret it if I ever gave those up and had to rebuild them.

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[Johnny630]

Great topic ! I've always been a postwar baseball kinda guy and was wondering from some experienced set builders. What's a nice set to build in say ex-mt shape that isn't super hard to complete ? I guess you could say I'm a little intimidated by trying. I've always liked the looks of 57 topps and 71.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

LOL sold my partial 1939 Playball Registry set on ebay a few weeks back, took a beating on it and have regretted it massively.

I think theres a difference in my regret whether i sold my cards at an auction or private sale. If its a private sale, not only may i miss the cards i may also wonder what kind of a 'deal; or 'beating' you referred to occurred as it was a voluntary sale.

If it was an auction with no reserve than i already know that my fate of the cards are going to be sold at price whether i like it or not so i dont really worry about taking a 'beating' as i already know that risk. In a private sale i dont have to sell unless i get my price so that avoids any regret at least on the sale price but will still miss the cards.

[T206Collector]

I got to 520 on T206s in 2006/2007. Sold most of them to fund my purchase of LIonel Carter's Plank in Mastro April 2007. Then sold the Plank a few years later. Now I'm back climbing up the mountain (I'm back to 501 as of this writing).

I don't regret the sales - I do still miss certain cards. Ironically, I sold my Red and Green Cobbs this past February as they were starting to go up. That sale is the biggest regret I have in collecting thus far. They were so beautiful, and even though they're readily available -- not with that eye appeal.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Thanks for all the stories so far. You all are making me feel a little better. I loved that '41 Play Ball partial set, and I am getting the encouragement to climb that hill again. However, I am also liking T205s more and more. Like I mentioned in my original post, I don't sell often. But I have thought about selling some postwar to fund getting back into '41 and starting T205. The thought has occurred to me though that if I do that, I might regret those sales, too! If I can be patient and get past the holidays, I will probably hang onto what I have and just start buying into those two prewar sets.

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[Exhibitman]

Oh yeah...

I built and liquidated the 1954 Topps set twice. The first time was right after college and I was nervous about moving and wanted some ready cash. The second time I did it was a few years ago and I did OK but sold some of the HOFers way too soon. Whenever I see a PSA 7 Aaron RC selling price I tend to throw up a little in my mouth. That said, I am back up to about 30 of the stars. And yes, I have an Aaron, albeit much lower grade.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at the timing. I got very frustrated chasing a T220 silver border set. I needed one of the two SPs to finish it literally for decades. I finally threw in the towel and liquidated the set. Wouldn't you know it, that GDMF card is coming to auction in November.

[Leon]

Your GDMF T220 was my D355 last year .....it happens. Now I am collecting type cards but not every darned one I don't have, as before. I don't think we can second guess timing. Hindsight is always 20/20....

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Oh yeah...

I built and liquidated the 1954 Topps set twice. The first time was right after college and I was nervous about moving and wanted some ready cash. The second time I did it was a few years ago and I did OK but sold some of the HOFers way too soon. Whenever I see a PSA 7 Aaron RC selling price I tend to throw up a little in my mouth. That said, I am back up to about 30 of the stars. And yes, I have an Aaron, albeit much lower grade.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at the timing. I got very frustrated chasing a T220 silver border set. I needed one of the two SPs to finish it literally for decades. I finally threw in the towel and liquidated the set. Wouldn't you know it, that GDMF card is coming to auction in November.

[Mrvintage]

A couple of years ago I was halfway through a 1933 George C Miller set and have regretted it everyday since. I had several PSA 4's including Foxx and even one PSA 5. I have been tempted to start it again but man that is one tough set if you are looking for cards with nice eye appeal.......maybe again someday......

[Leon]

GCMs are a very tough set especially anything above vg......I have no desire to build a set but do have desire for a few more type cards I have been wanting....

Originally Posted by Mrvintage

A couple of years ago I was halfway through a 1933 George C Miller set and have regretted it everyday since. I had several PSA 4's including Foxx and even one PSA 5. I have been tempted to start it again but man that is one tough set if you are looking for cards with nice eye appeal.......maybe again someday......

[robw1959]

Believe it or not, I've been chasing the 1970 Topps Super football card set for a couple of years. The reason I am still (3) cards short is due to the fact that it is hard to get some of these cards well centered. I'm not normally a centering nut, but this issue features guide/cut lines around the edges on front that show up as print lines if they aren't perfectly centered. And although I figured it would be easy, I have found out how tough it is to get a whole set of 35 of these cards without those annoying print lines.

I'm still thinking about throwing in the towel on this set, but I can't quite bring myself to part with it yet.