What are the rare, nearly impossible or impossible sets to complete

[oldjudge]

Barry-Lew sold a complete, albeit trimmed, Large Gypsy Queen set about ten years ago. There is a Kalamazoo Bats set that is two cards short of being complete as we currently know it. N167 is also a small set which could be completed if you are strictly talking about the baseball cards. Like many sets from that era, N167s are really mixed subject sets with actors, boxers, etc., and as such completion is probably very unlikely.

[barrysloate]

Jay- I remember the trimmed set of N175, but was it sold intact or individually? And I knew one collector was very close to completing the K-Bats, but I assumed he was missing a few cards. To be within two of completion is quite an accomplishment.

[sycks22]

Maple crispette set with the tough Stengel to find.

[rainier2004]

T200 of premiums? Not sure how many of these are out there........

[AndrewJerome]

There certainly are several Zeenut sets that are nearly impossible to complete.

1911, 1915, 1918, 1926, 33-36, and 37-38 are all nearly impossible to finish.

However, there is at least one complete 1918 set known.

Andrew

[skelly]

The Boston Garter sets are very tough.

[oldjudge]

Barry--the large GQ lot that Lew sold was the complete set.