Set-Builder Thread

[tedzan]

Here's the timeline of my various Sportscards sets......starting from my youth (1947) ............

Year ...... Completed Set(s)

1947 ...... 1947 BOND BREAD [44 cards (missing the 4 Boxers)]

1948 ...... 1948 LEAF Boxers (49 cards).... 2 sets

1948 ...... 1948 BOWMAN BB (48 cards)

1948 ...... 1948 BOWMAN FB (108 cards)

1949 ...... 1949 LEAF BB [49 cards (1st Series)]

1949-2004 ...... 1949 BOWMAN BB (252 cards).... 7 sets

1950 ...... 1950 BOWMAN BB (252 cards)

1951 ...... 1951 BOWMAN BB (324 cards)

1952 ...... 1952 BOWMAN BB (252 cards)

1952 ...... 1952 TOPPS BB [310 cards and 5 Hi #s (including Mantle)]


Skip to 1977 - 2016 ......

1977-1981 ...... Upgraded above sets from my youth and completed basic 1952 TOPPS set (407 cards).

1981-1986 ...... 1953 BOWMAN BB [Color (160 cards)].... 2 sets

1981-1986 ...... 1953 BOWMAN BB [B/W (64 cards)]

1981-1985 ...... 1954 BOWMAN BB (224 cards)

1981-1985 ...... 1955 BOWMAN BB (320 cards)

1981-1996 ...... T206 [521 cards (includes Magie)].... 1st T206 set

1981-1996 ...... T205 [209 cards (includes Hoblitzell - No Stats)]

1981-1996 ...... T207 (200 cards)

1981-1986 ...... 1933 GOUDEY (239 cards)

1985-1989 ...... 1933 GOUDEY (239 cards).... 2nd set

1984-1988 ...... 1934 GOUDEY (96 cards)

1982-1986 ...... 1934-36 DIAMOND STARS (109 cards)

1985-1988 ...... 1939 PLAY BALL (161 cards)

1985-1989 ...... 1940 PLAY BALL (240 cards)

1983-1990 ...... 1941 PLAY BALL (72 cards).... 2 sets

1989-2000 ...... 1888 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS (N162) ....(50 cards)..... 3.4 sets

1996-2001 ...... 1887 ALLEN & GINTER (N28) ....(50 cards)

1996-2002 ...... 1888 ALLEN & GINTER (N29) ....(50 cards)

1999-2004 ...... T206 [520 cards (plus 35 diff. backs)].... 2nd T206 set

2007-2009 ...... T201 (50 cards)



TO BE CONTINUED......


TED Z
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[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Here's the timeline of my various Sportscards sets......starting from my youth (1947) ............



Year ...... Completed Set(s)



1947 ...... 1947 BOND BREAD [44 cards (missing the 4 Boxers)]



1948 ...... 1948 LEAF Boxers (49 cards).... 2 SETS



1948 ...... 1948 BOWMAN BB (48 cards)



1948 ...... 1948 BOWMAN FB (108 cards)



1949 ...... 1949 LEAF BB [49 cards (1st Series)]



1949 ...... 1949 BOWMAN BB (240 cards)



1950 ...... 1950 BOWMAN BB (252 cards)



1951 ...... 1951 BOWMAN BB (324 cards)



1952 ...... 1952 BOWMAN BB (252 cards)



1952 ...... 1952 TOPPS BB [310 cards and 5 Hi #s (including Mantle)]





Skip to 1977 - 2016 ......



1977-1981 ...... Upgraded above sets from my youth and completed basic 1952 TOPPS set (407 cards).



1981-1986 ...... 1953 BOWMAN BB [Color (160 cards)].... 2 SETS



1981-1986 ...... 1953 BOWMAN BB [B/W (64 cards)]



1981-1985 ...... 1954 BOWMAN BB (224 cards)



1981-1985 ...... 1955 BOWMAN BB (320 cards)



1981-1996 ...... T206 [521 cards (includes Magie)].... 1st SET



1981-1996 ...... T205 [209 cards (includes Hoblitzell - No Stats)]



1981-1996 ...... T207 (200 cards)



1981-1986 ...... 1933 GOUDEY (239 cards)



1981-1986 ...... 1933 GOUDEY (239 cards)



1984-1988 ...... 1934 GOUDEY (96 cards)



1982-1986 ...... 1934-36 DIAMOND STARS (109 cards)



1985-1988 ...... 1939 PLAY BALL (161 cards)



1985-1989 ...... 1940 PLAY BALL (240 cards)



1983-1990 ...... 1941 PLAY BALL (72 cards).... 2 SETS



1989-2000 ...... 1888 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS (N162) ....(50 cards)..... 3.4 SETS



1996-2001 ...... 1887 ALLEN & GINTER (N28) ....(50 cards)



1996-2002 ...... 1888 ALLEN & GINTER (N29) ....(50 cards)



1999-2004 ...... T206 [520 cards (plus 35 diff. backs)].... 2nd SET







TO BE CONTINUED......





TED Z

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Ted,

Drop the mic!! Amazing collection!


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[drmondobueno]

Started collecting again around 2012 after selling my childhood collection in the mid 80's to pay for a divorce attorney. Would lke to think it was money well spent but it was not.

So built a short set of T206, got bored, sold it. Besides sets in my signature, completed the '35 Goudey, '64 Topps Giants, '65 Topps, '74 Capital Publishing, and working on R312, '55,'56,58, '59, 60 and '61 Topps on and off (mostly off). Also working on a Clemente set, graded for base cards, ungraded for all the cool stuff.

Also have a nice bunch of Wrigh McGill bamboo rods I fish and occasionally build a rod from scratch for friends. Older bamboo stuff seems to go hand in hand with the sets from the 20s, 30's and fifties...

[tedzan]

Continuing from Post #51 the timeline of my various Sportscards sets......


Year ............... Completed Set(s)

1985-1988 ...... 1953 TOPPS (274 cards)

1985-1992 ...... 1954 TOPPS >> 1965 TOPPS.... (12 sets) inclusive

1986-1990 ...... 1966 TOPPS (598 cards).... (2 sets)

1987-1991 ...... 1967 TOPPS >> 1973 TOPPS.... (7 sets) inclusive

1988-1992 ...... 1974 TOPPS (660 cards).... (2 sets)

1986-1991 ...... 1975 TOPPS (660 cards).... (2 sets)

1988-1993 ...... 1975 TOPPS MINI (660 cards).... (2 sets)

1986-1995 ...... 1976 TOPPS >> 1980 TOPPS.... (5 sets) inclusive

1981-1987 ...... 1981 >> 1987 TOPPS.... (7 sets) inclusive

1981-1984 ...... 1981 to 1984 DONRUSS.... (5 sets) inclusive

1981-1983 ...... 1981 to 1983 FLEER.... (3 sets) inclusive


1984-1990 ...... 1949 BOWMAN PCL (36 cards).... (2 sets)

1982-1998 ...... 1949 LEAF BB [49 cards (2nd Series)]

1982-1984 ...... 1959 FLEER Ted Williams (2 sets)

2010-2014 ...... T209 (color set of 15 cards)


2006 ...... T206 PIEDMONT-only set [519 cards (includes Magie)].... 3rd T206 set

2007 ...... T206 SOVEREIGN-only set (408 cards complete).... 4th T206 set

2008 ...... T206 SWEET CAPORAL (Factory #30)-only set [467 cards complete (no Plank, no Wagner)].... 5th T206 set


1981-2016 ...... 1952 TOPPS Master Set (currently have 526 cards of 555 cards to complete).... still need 29 mid-Series Gray Backs


That's All Folks !


TED Z
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[brob28]

Wow Ted, kind of hard to follow that amazing collection!!

I'm a little bit of both as for set builder or not. Collected as a child and like most stopped for several years (kept my childhood cards) and would just pick up a few packs here and there to see what was new. When my first child (a son) was born in 2005 life changed, less travel and going out etc. I had a lot more home-time so I decided to build a set to give to him when he was older and chose the 2005 Cracker Jack set. Around this time, while looking through my childhood collection came across a few 1956 Topps cards and I fell in love with the beauty of the set, the spark took. I have since finished '56 and '61 Topps, all the 70's and some early 1980's. My OCD spills over into condition & all variations so my sets take a while to complete (the '72 set almost did me in). I'm currently 98% finished with the Topps '62 master set.

As for why I'm a little bit of both is over the past 11 years while completing my sets, I have also been working on '33 Goudey HOF's, T206 Hall of Famers (back run hopefully), '64 Topps Standup HOF group and many of the Topps All star subsets, 1960 being my personal favorite. I also pick ups specific individual cards with no intention of completing the entire set. My collecting interests seem to meander every which way like an old river. As an example, just the other day I picked up a Topps Venezualan from a board member my first and most likely my last.

This hobby offers so many ways to enjoy it, great stories guys!

[Jobu]

I am not a set builder because my interests are too varied and the sets I would be interested in collecting cost too much money for me to swing, but I just wanted to say that you guys are awesome!

[bnorth]

I have 2 vintage sets. I bought a very nice complete 59 Fleer Ted Williams set from a fellow member a couple years ago. Then a year or so ago a fellow member asked if I wanted some junk era cards for free to look for error cards. Of course I said yes and thank you. I expected maybe a 400 count box, what I received for free blew my mind. I got a medium flat rate box completely full of cards.

That leads to my second set. In the box was a handful of 55 Bowman including several minor star and a few star player cards. So I made it a point to finish that beautiful set with cards buy buying only from fellow members. Still have about a dozen cards to go with the only big name left being the Aaron card.

Building the 55 Bowman set has been super fun but even with the stack of free cards and some great deals it would still have been cheaper to buy a complete set. That being said I will still build another vintage set when I am done with this one. The fun of piecing the set together has been worth way more than the extra price for me.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by drmondobueno

Started collecting again around 2012 after selling my childhood collection in the mid 80's to pay for a divorce attorney.

This is only reason I won't leave my wife

[conor912]

Originally Posted by brob28

the '72 set almost did me in

I was working on a Topps run and got about 90% the way there until the '72 high numbers broke my spirit and I gave up, sold the entire collection, and moved to prewar.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by conor912

This is only reason I won't leave my wife

That's funny. My wife always knew/knows about my collection. Just yesterday she asked what the "new" one is worth? After the first year or two of adult collecting (around 20 yrs ago) I have been transparent with her with respect to my habits.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Leon

That's funny. My wife always knew/knows about my collection. Just yesterday she asked what the "new" one is worth? After the first year or two of adult collecting (around 20 yrs ago) I have been transparent with her with respect to my habits.

Same here, Leon. My wife knows all the dirty details regarding my collecting. She's an accountant...I am pretty much screwed.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Same here, Leon. My wife knows all the dirty details regarding my collecting. She's an accountant...I am pretty much screwed.

I have a pretty funny story about wifey finding out the first time I ever spent serious (for me) money on a card. It involved beer and a pool party at a resort. It is best told over more beer though so I will save it for next year's national.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have a pretty funny story about wifey finding out the first time I ever spent serious (for me) money on a card. It involved beer and a pool party at a resort. It is best told over more beer though so I will save it for next year's national.

Ha...I bet that would be a good story! My wife has loosened up somewhat, but I can and do stress her out from time to time.

[Thurman15]

Started building my sets about a year ago and here is what it left:

Topps 1969--Need the following

20
85
237
375
394
430
564
570
650
657

Topps 1971--Need the following

529
570
650
709
740
750

Topps 1972--Need the following

670
690
696
731
741
752
757
760
761
777


Second Topps 1983 Set--Need the following

35
369
518
616
666
708
767

Completed Sets

Topps 1970 NM COMPLETE
Topps 1973 NM COMPLETE
Topps 1974 NM COMPLETE
Topps 1975 NM COMPLETE
Topps 1976 NM COMPLETE
Topps 1977 NM-MT COMPLETE
Topps 1978 NM-MT COMPLETE
Topps 1978 (2) NM COMPLETE
Topps 1979 NM-MT COMPLETE
Topps 1980 NM-MT COMPLETE
Fleer 1981 NM-MT to MT COMPELTE
Topps 1981 NM-MT to MT COMPLETE
Fleer 1982 NM-MT to MT COMPLETE
Topps 1982 NM-MT to MT COMPLETE
Topps 1983 NM-MT to MT COMPLETE
Fleer 1983 NM-MT to MT COMPLETE
Topps 1984 NM-MT to MT COMPLETE
Fleer 1984 NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by Thurman15

Started building my sets about a year ago and here is what it left:



Topps 1969--Need the following



20

85

237

375

394

430

564

570

650

657



Topps 1971--Need the following



529

570

650

709

740

750



Topps 1972--Need the following



670

690

696

731

741

752

757

760

761

777





Second Topps 1983 Set--Need the following



35

369

518

616

666

708

767



Completed Sets



Topps1970NM COMPLETE

Topps1973NM COMPLETE

Topps1974NM COMPLETE

Topps1975NM COMPLETE

Topps1976NM COMPLETE

Topps1977NM-MT COMPLETE

Topps1978NM-MT COMPLETE

Topps1978 (2)NM COMPLETE

Topps1979NM-MT COMPLETE

Topps1980NM-MT COMPLETE

Fleer1981NM-MT to MT COMPELTE

Topps1981NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

Fleer1982NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

Topps1982NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

Topps1983NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

Fleer1983NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

Topps1984NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

Fleer1984NM-MT to MT COMPLETE

Very nice collection. I know it has to be exciting to be getting so close on some tough sets (69, 71, 72). Congrats and good luck. Keep us updated.


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