Ken Kendrick's 1952 Topps Baseball Set

[ALR-bishop]

But if you pursue master sets, there is not much choice, other than choosing to use the venue that has the smallest list of them as your guidepost. I use SCD, Beckett and The Registry.

Then there are all those back color differences , the ones in the 52 and 54 sets being some of the toughest. Agree it is best to collect straight sets if that works for you

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Agree it is best to collect straight sets if that works for you

But that would be like a t206 "set" missing Wagner!


Since t206s aren't numbered I guess it doesn't matter

[ALR-bishop]

In post war I would liken missing the Wagner in the t206 set to missing the Roberts, Stankey and Konstanty cards in the Topps 1951 Current All Stars. Not variations but cards that exist in extremely low numbers as compared to other cards in the set,

You can complete a 52 set with one Mantle, Robinson and Thompson, but do you
need a Wagner to have a complete t206 set, and a Roberts, Konstanty and Stankey to have a complete 1951 Topps current All Star set ? Pretty sure my set will always be short those 3 of 11

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

But that would be like a t206 "set" missing Wagner!


Since t206s aren't numbered I guess it doesn't matter

No, it would be like collecting the t206 set without Magie and Doyle N.Y. Nat'l. Jefferson Burdick and others didn't consider both Magee's necessary for the set. Sweeney no b was removed from the checklist and other printing errors were never added. Complete sets are one of every player. Master sets are every variation or error.

[Beastmode]

Anyone else notice silver-spoon won for his '57 football master set. congrats to him. I've missed his rants.