What is a complete set vs master set

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by Tomman1961

So......Bottom line. Can you sleep at night "truncating" and calling your set a "complete set"?

Short answer: Yes

I consider my self a set collector - I just define my own "sets".

For example my 58 topps "set" consists only of the members of the 500 hr club. My "58 topps members of the 500 hr club" set is complete. If somehow a random 58 topps that isn't a member of the 500 hr club found his way into my hands, I would get rid of him as quickly as possible because my tendency is to try for "complete" sets. Ok, we can call them sub-sets if we want, they are still complete

Same with my "56 topps hall-of-famers" set (or sub-set). It's complete and I don't want any more 56 topps....if I had a non-hall of famer, THEN I couldn't sleep at night.

I did complete the 52 bowman, 72 topps, and 73 topps within the last two years. One of each card number. I don't really even care if variations exist. But same principles apply; if I ended up with a variation, I'd pick the one I liked best and get rid of the other one as quickly as possible.

I did venture into a pre-war type collection. I'm up to 78 different types. It's been fun and I've learned alot about pre-war cards, but I've recently started trying to define a "set" so I can have a target to "complete". I'm leaning toward 100 different pre-war types.


Anyway, maybe you can ask your therapist if that approach would work and let you sleep better. Collect a set of "one of each low number diamond stars" and convince your self that is indeed a complete set!


Tony