Personal Collecting History

[Mutton Chop Yaz]

After collecting the "first five," I made a few false starts on a new project before deciding to attempt a basic 1934-1936 Diamond Stars set. I chose this set because it was beautiful, fairly small, and didn't have a Ruth or Gehrig that would be a roadblock to finishing the set. I focused on centering and sought out cards in the VG to VGEX range, including raw cards that I later submitted for grading. Sometimes I fell short of my target (Jordan) and sometimes I did a little better (Foxx), but usually I landed right where I expected (Simmons). I worked on this for about a year, then the pandemic hit and I dropped it to focus on everything else going on in my life and the world. The set currently sits at 87/108.