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10-30-2013, 03:52 PM
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Chris had the idea of just picking out some to buy instead of all, saves money and time
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10-30-2013, 05:25 PM
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When I first set out to accomplish this goal ten years ago, I took the Monthly Beckett Baseball Card Guide high-price column, multiplied it by 10% and looked for each rookie card at that level or below. I ended up with pretty much all lower-grade cards but I was okay with that. The last couple (due to price) were Mantle & Mathews. If you have any questions about identifying which are rookie cards, I may be able to help as I have done a pretty fair amount of research in that area.
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10-30-2013, 09:10 PM
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I just put a copy of the spreadsheet I use for this set out on my website. It has somewhat recent VCP pricing for all of the Post-WWII Rookies in PSA 5 through PSA 9 condition. Here's a link:
http://www.bobsbbcards.com/images/mi...Rookie-Set.xls Good luck with your set!!
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10-31-2013, 05:08 AM
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10-31-2013, 10:25 AM
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Slightly different approach
I have taken a sightly different approach to this. I am first trying to find a card (any card) of the player in question. Then I plan to continuously upgrade to nicer older versions as budget time and interest allows. In theory I would upgrade until I have a PSA10 of each rookie! Realistically I hope to have a really nice example of every HOFer when I am done. Combing through my own collection and organizing my search in this way, I seem to be only 41 players short of a 300 player HOF set. Plenty of upgrade and addition possibilities to keep me going. I know that even if I start looking through the bargain bins at shows I will easily continue to improve on the set for years to come. So far so good. Good luck!
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10-31-2013, 12:20 PM
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Jason:
I followed your approach in many ways over the past 10 years. In hindsight, if I knew that my ultimate goal was to collect a "rookie card" of every HOF'er (currently 300), I would have saved myself a lot of money along the way by simply holding out for the proper card rather than buying another example from a year or two later and then trying to go back and upgrade later on. More often that not, when it came time to sell the card being upgraded, I got less for it than I paid while most times paying a premium for the actual "rookie card" that I just picked up. Of course, if you like to remain active as a buyer/seller the way I did it was sure a lot of fun but probably not the wisest decision financially...... Last edited by bcbgcbrcb; 10-31-2013 at 12:21 PM.
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10-31-2013, 02:35 PM
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Jake, Send me a PM with your address, I have a couple of the newer guys that I will send you to help you get started. I love collecting Post WAR HOF rookies. Its by far what I've gotten the most joy out of in terms of my collecting.
Bob, Great spreadsheet! Thanks for sharing that.
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