1980's Baseball Rookie Cards & Sets

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Thanks for all of the tips, guys.

Since I would like to collect ALL rookies from each '80's set, I still think that buying complete sets is the way to go. With very few card shows these days, buying cards online necessitates shipping charges and that alone will not make it worthwhile to go after individual rookie cards.

Since it appears tough to get much money back by selling the remaining cards, it sounds like I would be better off keeping the complete sets. I am going to put them in albums and keep them complete, as is. All factory sets will be opened as well as I can't enjoy the cards if they are in sealed bricks. I am not doing this for the investment potential anyway.

OK. It's the ALL rookies that just buying the sets makes some sense for.. If it were key rookies only, then I'd agree with just buying 'em individually. Just a hunch, but I've got a feeling you may end up a Topps Completionist by the end of this.. I started that way, at one point, just wanting all topps complete sets from my birthyear-current, but wound up wanting to go back further. Bailed, once the HOF rookie bug hit though. May end up going back to it someday. Just another thing to sidetrack me from HOF rookies for a bit, just like the BO Jacksons, the Heisman winner rookies, multi-sport athlete rookies, yearly fantasy team signed rookies, Indians rookies, HOF autos, so on and so on.. I think I have ADD when it comes to cards...