Year in Review and Collecting Goals for 2017

[glchen]

2016 Goals:

(1) Continue to prune back collection and focus more on tough Ruth cards, trying to obtain 1-2 "big" cards (not necessarily Ruth). - Check. I'm very satisfied with my progress on this front. Although I sold or traded off some of my key Ruth cards (1921 E121, Wm Paterson, 1929 Star Player Candy), I also picked up some tough ones (1921 W575-1 H. Johnson, 1923-24 Exhibits). On the non-Ruth front, I picked up a Brunners Bread Cobb and Ramly Walter Johnson.

(2) Continue to make progress on small sets (W519-1, W519-2, W521, W590). - Check. This has been very slow going since I only picked up two cards this year for these sets. One in the W519-1 and one in W590. However, that single pickup (Ray Schalk) in W519 Type 1 finished that set, so I'm happy that I finally completed that one.

2017 Goals:

This is going to be continue to be more of the same as the last few years.

(1) Continue to prune back collection and focus more on tough Ruth cards, trying to obtain 1-2 "big" cards (not necessarily Ruth). The big ones here are that I would like to obtain a 1915 CJ Cobb and a E93/94 Cobb, both with decent eye appeal.

(2) Continue to make progress on small sets (W519-2, W521, W590).

[njdunkin1]

2016 has been the best year of my life so far--by God's grace, I am growing in my faith, spending more and more time with family, and have been able to keep two jobs . Collecting wise, I made some goals over on Blowout...Here were the goals:
- A Michael Jordan UD auto (couldn't do it)
- MJ Fleer rookie, graded <5 (nope)
- A nice laundry tag (nope)
- An NBA logoman (nada)
- A booklet of even higher quality than the one I currently possess. (nope)

Hmm...some of these goals should have been doable. Weird thing--I posted this in early April, and also became a member of Net54 in early April. I found that my collecting goals changed quite a bit! I was done with the fluctuating prices and inconsistencies with modern cards, so I shifted to vintage. Never looking back! Here are my biggest accomplishments 2016!

1. First T206 purchased
2. Completed my mini-set of the SL portraits I wanted
3. Added a 'Stache to my collection!

In 2017, I hope to:

1. Reach 12 HoF portraits (currently at 4)
2. Finish my Johnny Kling back run (currently at 2/11)
3. Complete a successful SGC submission
4. Purchase a "rare back" (Hindu/Brights/BL)

[Joshwesley]

My "hobby" goals for 2017...

GET A 48 LEAF SATCHEL PAIGE!

I'll trade anything I've got... CJ Cobb etc.

PM Me!

Merry Christmas!

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Happy Holidays and wishing everyone good health and good luck in 2017!

2016:
1) acquire a 1914 CJ Matty Yes!
2) acquire a 1914 CJ Shoeless Yes!
3) complete 1914 CJ set ...and Yes!
4) Start a N162 set. Picked up the "A's" Anson and Andrews

2017:
1) purchase a 1933 Goudey Ruth #149 psa 3
2) selectively upgrade 14 CJ set
3) find more game used bats by 14 CJ players
4) find a side gig to pay for 1-3

[orly57]

Originally Posted by njdunkin1

2016 has been the best year of my life so far--by God's grace, I am growing in my faith, spending more and more time with family, and have been able to keep two jobs . Collecting wise, I made some goals over on Blowout...Here were the goals:
- A Michael Jordan UD auto (couldn't do it)
- MJ Fleer rookie, graded <5 (nope)
- A nice laundry tag (nope)
- An NBA logoman (nada)
- A booklet of even higher quality than the one I currently possess. (nope)

Hmm...some of these goals should have been doable. Weird thing--I posted this in early April, and also became a member of Net54 in early April. I found that my collecting goals changed quite a bit! I was done with the fluctuating prices and inconsistencies with modern cards, so I shifted to vintage. Never looking back! Here are my biggest accomplishments 2016!

1. First T206 purchased
2. Completed my mini-set of the SL portraits I wanted
3. Added a 'Stache to my collection!

In 2017, I hope to:

1. Reach 12 HoF portraits (currently at 4)
2. Finish my Johnny Kling back run (currently at 2/11)
3. Complete a successful SGC submission
4. Purchase a "rare back" (Hindu/Brights/BL)

A laundry tag!?!?! I am glad you changed course. Our collecting goals change as we learn more about this great hobby. In 2016, I sold off a few cards I simply lost interest in, and used the proceeds to focus on Ty Cobb. This coming year, I hope to continue to build on my early Cobb collection by adding a 1907 Wolverine News (batting) to complete my 1907 Cobb Post Card run. Would love to add another tough Cobb post card like a Detroit Free Press or a Rose.

[h2oya311]

I'm not sure what my 2016 collecting goals were, but I'd bet that I asked myself to not spend too much money on cardboard this year...if so, I failed miserably.

For 2017, I'd like to accomplish the following:

• Obtain a 1911 Helmar Stamps Cy Young and get to 95% complete with the set - currently 87.2% complete

• Obtain two+ more tough (< 10 examples) HOF rookie/pre-rookie cabinets or cards

• Resist the tempatation to pick up common (i.e. Topps) rookies or add additional copies of cards I already have

• Add another color tint to my 1926-29 Postcard Back Exhibits Chuck Klein run

• Update my imageevent website with scans of all my 2016/2017 acquisitions

• Update my imageevent website with a section on JD McCarthy Postcards

• Finish selling off my Rickey Henderson card/memorabilia collection as well as cards that no longer fit my collecting interests

• Do not add any new baseball card projects

[Republicaninmass]

Added quite a few to my signed 52 topps hoard for 2016

2017 I'd like to add two new signed HOF'ers, and add 10 or so others

sell the duplicates and cards that dont fit my goals!

[Prince Hal]

For 2016 my main goal was to complete my T213-2 Yankees set. Mission accomplished when I bagged the Chance. I don't know if I started the year collecting the 1953 Bowman set but at some point I caught that bug.

So for 2017:

Complete my T204 Yankees Set - Keeler and Blair
Complete my Cracker Jack Yankees Set - Chance
Complete my Fatima Yankees set - Chance
Complete my 1953 Bowman set (90 to go)
Complete my D381 Yankees set - Gedeon and Hartell

Next set on the horizon: 1934-36 Diamond Stars