Set-Builder Thread

[familytoad]

I posted another thread about my milestone of 99 cards to complete my version of the Topps run 1952-1980.

I have often talked about (internally I guess lol) de-emphasizing set collecting and going strictly for HOFers, but I keep getting pulled back in!

There is something magical about set collecting. It's the way it's "supposed" to be!

Since I swore off starting new sets, I have only started 4 (maybe 5) new sets.
You are welcome, OCD.

[ALR-bishop]

Topps 1948 and 1951- 2016
Fleer 1923 and 1959-2007
Bowman 1948-1955

Also do variations and packs for Topps and Fleer sets, variations and wrappers for Bowman

Also any Topps insert and test sets through 1994

[Collectorsince62]

Set collecting is just more fun. For me, it takes me back to the early 60's when my friends and I would hold trading sessions on our front porches. The goal was to get all the Cardinals first, then work on the whole set. No flipping, no selling, and certainly no investing. Just pure collecting. Everyone in the neighborhood collected cards, so there was always someone with a dupe you needed. And the older guys had these amazing cards we had never seen before. As soon as they turned their attention to cars and girls, we would swoop in and relieve them of their "kids stuff" cards. Some were given to us but some required us to spend our umpiring and lawn mowing money to pry them loose. I still remember the first time I ever saw a '58 Musial, from an older neighbor who gave me his shoebox of cards, rubber banded in teams with cut up inner tubes.

Collecting sets requires a lot of patience. I have all the Topps, Bowman and Fleer sets back to 1948. Many cards took me years to find in the right condition at the right price. And when you finally land that elusive short print or that variation to finish a set it's that much more enjoyable. I am a stickler for condition and am always looking for upgrades to NM, so it's not like I finish a set and just put it away. Everything is in binders and sheets and the first sheet is always a wrapper from that set. Still need some of the early wrappers, but like I said, I am willing to be patient to find what I want.

[gemmint77]

I am slowly working on building a T206 set. I also want to start a 55 or 56 Topps set.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by familytoad

I posted another thread about my milestone of 99 cards to complete my version of the Topps run 1952-1980.

I have often talked about (internally I guess lol) de-emphasizing set collecting and going strictly for HOFers, but I keep getting pulled back in!

There is something magical about set collecting. It's the way it's "supposed" to be!

Since I swore off starting new sets, I have only started 4 (maybe 5) new sets.
You are welcome, OCD.

I understand, believe me. I have fought the set urge for quite a while and did a little Ted Williams graded card run, bought a couple of football cards, etc. I then thought I would just cherry pick some stars out of sets I like. However, none of that was enough. I now have a complete set of '53 Topps and am about half way through with '65 Topps. I am already starting to think about '61 Topps being next.

For a while, part of my resistance was the fact that I didn't want to spend money on commons. Others have said that is their objection, and I totally respect that. In dealing with sets it occurred to me that some of the best looking card images turn out to be those of common players which I might never have known about if I wasn't building that particular set. Also, for me at least, the story of that particular year or era can sometimes best be told by those common players.

So, I am hooked. I freely admit it.

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