What are you collecting?

[leaflover]

For me, 1948 Leaf baseball has been the most enjoyable. Especially the Short Prints. When you find a well registered centered example, then my friends you have a "keeper"!

[familytoad]

Prewar Hall of Famers is what I like...and more.

I started by just wanting a nice card of each of the HOF players during their playing years, whose career was primarily post 1900. I finished that several years ago, started picking up a few 19th century guys (not many) and turned to multiple cards of a few favorites like Eddie Collins , Eddie Plank, Nap Lajoie, Lefty Grove and Sam Crawford.
That quickly migrated into finding small sets with high concentrations of HOF players like E95 and York Caramels. That was while finishing my T205 set and trying to complete the Topps run from 53-80.
Have a type set collection going too, but have traded/sold a few of those.
I like C46 , most caramel sets and have a few Bowman sets started. Oh and plenty of Mike Schmidt, Dan Marino and Steve Yzerman cards and my 14 sets of 1971 Topps football...
Now its even crazier...I want ALL the HOF cards from all the (reasonable) ACC sets 1904 to 1950. There are *many* exceptions that I allow myself so I can say I am on track...
(not looking for t206 Wagner, Plank, no 1 of 1's or other super rare, ain't gonna happen sets, no postcards etc.)
This collection is probably not going to ever finish, but that's ok...I've finally got a goal

[alanu]

I change my focus frequently and collect almost anything that catches my eye.. and can afford, but lately I've been collecting Mel Ott items, mostly oddball items, especially his Diamond Matchbooks.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by familytoad

Now its even crazier...I want ALL the HOF cards from all the (reasonable) ACC sets 1904 to 1950. There are *many* exceptions that I allow myself so I can say I am on track...
(not looking for t206 Wagner, Plank, no 1 of 1's or other super rare, ain't gonna happen sets, no postcards etc.)
This collection is probably not going to ever finish, but that's ok...I've finally got a goal

Wow Brian, that is a nice goal! How far along are you and how many (reasonable) sets are on your target list?

[kilo]

whilest i cant say that i collect anything specific beyond "cardboard", i have been pickin up what i can cheaply. i recently decided to go for a 6-month spree of not spending more than $10 on any one individual card/item. so far i've picked up a few '48 bowman, a T206 and a T205, a '31-'32 cut 4-on-1 Dickey, 3 S74 silks (including a Chance, got a great deal there!), and even a C56 hockey. lets not forget the 12"x14" 1910 Wray baseball team cabinet photo. also a few nice non-sport T-cards for color. gonna continue this idea through the end of the year and see what it nets me.

--mike

[familytoad]

Tony, I think I have about 500 ACC HOFers in the 1904-1950 era...Lots more if I include Topps era. I have HOFers from pretty much all the sets that I call reasonable. Maybe missing a few... I'll probably get a list together some day.

Lately I have been hoping to find the bigger names or the rarer sets. Much slower but still fun. For example, there are so many to choose from in the 30's that I feel I can be patient.
I'm not a high grade collector so that helps. I have a bunch of SGC cards and if I was to dream big, my whole HOF collection would be slabbed and catalogued. It's rather NOT right now

Because I make the rules, if I stray in and out...no one yells at me

Good luck in your collecting too!

[bbcard1]

I have about half a low grade Delong set and I am probably going to try to finish it...

I finished my T206 set (at 520) and am continually trying to upgrade it. Still have a long way to go, but little by little it has become presentable.

I am starting a Magie savings account with the idea of picking up an A or a 1 in a couple of years.

I have a very nice 1961 Topps I would like to finish....It's clearly behind the others.

Finally, I have just about decided to begin upgrading my T205 set. It was actually the thing that got me started thinking I could actively finish pre-war sets and I completed a "fronts" set, with many of them being skins. Maybe it's just because i don't collect them, but they seem to be taking a price beat down lately. I may think about upgrading the worst of the lot and all the skins.

[dabigyankeeman]

I have a main collection, and little sub-collections.

Main collection is Yankees - I collect all Yankees from 1906 thru current.

Small sub-collections:
Old cards of New York teams in all sports
Jewish sports figures, all sports old and current
Players who were Yankees shown on cards as members of other teams
Pitchers who Mickey Mantle hit home runs off of

Note that I am a collector, not an investor, and my cards are collectors grade. I would rather have a Babe Ruth that would grade a 1 than not have a Babe Ruth because I cant afford it in really nice condition.