Any player collectors out there?

[Hammerin'Hank]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

I have been almost exclusively working on my 1965 Topps set this year, but I've hit a point where I need to take a break and work on something else to fight boredom and add some variety. I have gone back to my Hank Aaron collection and started to look for items I need. Growing up in the Atlanta area in the late 60s and 70s, Hank was baseball to us and has continued to be an Atlanta icon. I have enjoyed this and was reminded how much fun (and variety) a player collection can add.

This got me to wondering about other player collectors out there. There doesn't seem to be as much talk about player collections as sets, key cards, etc. I would love to hear about who you collect and why.

We share much in common.

I'm a fellow Dawg fan.

I have spent this year collecting the 1964 Topps set. I am 1 card shy of completing the set..........missing only card#505 Stan Williams.

Hank Aaron is the 1 individual player who I collect. I have every regular issued Topps card from 1955 - 1976, in grade 7 or higher, plus several other All Star, combo,, or league leader cards. The only regular edition card I'm missing is his 1954 Topps Rookie.

[Exhibitman]

I prefer oddball, regional and team issue items to mainstream for my player collections:

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by Hammerin'Hank

We share much in common.



I'm a fellow Dawg fan.



I have spent this year collecting the 1964 Topps set. I am 1 card shy of completing the set..........missing only card#505 Stan Williams.



Hank Aaron is the 1 individual player who I collect. I have every regular issued Topps card from 1955 - 1976, in grade 7 or higher, plus several other All Star, combo,, or league leader cards. The only regular edition card I'm missing is his 1954 Topps Rookie.

We do have a lot in common. I have the Topps 1954-1976 regular issue Aaron run, but my cards range from 3-7 (all are ungraded so I am estimating). I am working on some of the inserts and "oddball" items now. Aaron is a fun, but doable, challenge as I have found most of his cards to be reasonable. Probably the most underrated player IMO.

Good luck on the collection.

GO DAWGS!!