2013, Year in Review

[familytoad]

Not being a Monster collector, but knowing what a commitment that set is, congrats Cain!
Lets see what they look like all together!

My year was successful too. i didn't set specific goals, more like general ones.

I ended with three completed prewar sets all slabbed (or enroute to SGC)...E210 York type 1, E95 and E96. Significant strides in my other three other slab sets (E210 York type 2@ 80%, C46 Imperial@43%,T205 Master Set @87%)
No plans for new sets started, but often I am weak-kneed when I see other prewar opportunities

Also got up to 246 SGC HoFers for my registry. i have a lot more (maybe another 100 prewars) to slab or crossover, but these represent my collection pretty well. My goal is to hit 500 at this time next year, with a couple more 19th century players

My Topps run from 1953-80 sits at a meager 461 cards to go, a couple hundred knocked off just this past year! I have about a half set of 1952 Topps (no high numbers thank you) but haven't started the countdown to include them yet.
2014 goal here would be to get down to 300 or so for the more modern collection.

As is part of all colectors goals, I also want to de-clutter, organize and focus myself....Naw, that's part of the fun!

[Gradedcardman]

Great 2013 for me. Met a lot of good people via this board and reconnected with a couple from childhood on the board.

Have finished about 2/3 of the T206 subset I am working on.

Only one confrontation on the board the ENTIRE year !!! In my opinion that is great !!

2014 should be a "Year of the Sale" I highly doubt I will find more than a few of the remaining 1/3 needed for the subset. Quite honestly I need to just sell !!!

[paul]

My biggest goal was to pick up a card of new HOFer Deacon White. I actually got two - an Old Judge and a Scrapps. I also picked up a W517 Ruth portrait which I've wanted for years. Sorry, no time for scans today.

Paul

[DeanH3]

I found myself turning towards overall rarity and discovered I enjoy low end grades with really nice eye appeal. My goal in 2014 is to add an e92, e101 or e102 Cobb.

[Sean]

Nice going Cain.

I had a successful year. I picked up a T215 Merkle/ Pirates Cigarettes.
I can't call it reaching a goal however, because I didn't even know it existed before it went on sale. It still felt great getting it, though.

[MattyC]

That Mantle RC is awesome; gotta imagine that is a rarer form of his sig, with the middle name.

And I totally agree with the man who said, "Lower-end grades with eye appeal!"

[Tim Kindler]

Congrats to all who achieved their goals and best wishes to all in the New Year!
I accomplished a 13 year goal in completing the E98 Master Set. It was a long, yet rewarding journey. Thanks again to all the board members who helped me along the way. You can enjoy it currently on page 32 of our threads. Thanks. Here are the Cobbs and Wagners! Sorry the lines are on my lousy scanner!