What do you collect?

[Bliggity]

I'm a hopelessly undisciplined set collector, in that I collect too many sets at once that it makes completion of any unrealistic given my budget. Right now I'm working on the following:

N28 (5/10)
N162 (1/8)...I know, does it really count with only one so far?
T209-1 (15/16)
T205 (92/208)
E121 (25/174)
1934 Goudey (35/96)
1953 Bowman (89/160 and 13/64)

I also collect any & all cards from the E92 family...have about 45 cards from about 12 of the 20-or-so related sets there. About halfway done with Dockmans, and making progress on E101/102. This is more of a master set / back run pursuit that will never be completed.

Finally (modern alert!), I collect Topps & Bowman Chrome blue refractors of star prospect and RC cards. Have about 50 of those at the moment. Another ongoing pursuit with no possible end, since there are new cards to chase every year.

[ValKehl]

- Type cards, especially cards with neat advertising.
- All cards of all the players on the 1924 Senators World Series Championship team, with special emphasis on Sam Rice cards (trying for a master set) and Walter Johnson cards.
- N172 Old Judge cards of Washington players.
- A back run of the Hugh Jennings card with the orange background - includes D303, the E92 family, E101, E106, T216, etc.

[pokerplyr80]

Other than the Mantle regular season issue run I put together I don't really go after anything specific. I have pre and post war cars as well as modern in my collection. I tend to focus on bigger name HOFers, and prefer rookie cards for my post war pick ups. Lately I've been interested in vintage autographed cards as well.

[tothrk]

I usually keep an eye out for Joe Medwick stuff since he was a distant relative. Lately, I've been collecting pre 1940 non sports because the artwork is beautiful and if you actually read the back, you can learn something.

[Writehooks]

Narrow focus: 1) Cards, posters, programs and tickets of boxing's heavyweight champions and contenders, 1960-80; 2) Cards and photos of my two favorite pitchers: Urban Shocker and Catfish Hunter.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

I'm a hopelessly undisciplined set collector, in that I collect too many sets at once that it makes completion of any unrealistic given my budget.

I can so relate. I purchase anything that seems to be a good deal in any sport and non sport area. Completion of anything seems foreign to me. Whenever I finish a set, I review it and always find something to improve on.

I am primarily a set collector. Nothing modern.

I have started pretty much every regular issue hockey set. Even when I finish one, I have this nasty habit of going over them and then looking to upgrade.

Any Canadian Football regular issue. One of the sets that I'll never complete is the 1962 Master set in panels. Tough, and I'll never finish as nobody is 100% sure of how many actual combinations there are. Right now I have at least one of every number in at least one panel.

Non sports sets from the 60's and the late 50's.

I managed to pick up an Ex-Mt 1952 Topps Mathews $407, and a VG Mays. Now I'm toying with starting that set. Currently looking for a mid grade Robinson and Campanella. If I do that, and decide to go after a Mantle, my guess is I'll take that one on.

Fortunately I am more focussed professionally than I am with my hobby.

[tjb1952tjb]

1941 Play Ball (71/72......need a decent Joe D.)

1952 Bowman (251/252......need a decent Mantle).

Always on the lookout for a PSA upgrade for both sets.

[vintagerookies51]

Pretty cool to see all the different ways people can collect. My bio is pretty much all I'm focusing on right now. I almost don't want to complete it because I have no idea what to collect after

[sterlingfox]

I'd consider myself a somewhat unfocused (mostly) prewar set, type and HOF collector.

Sets I'm actively working on: Diamond Stars (master), '35 Goudey 4 in 1 (master), 41 Play Ball, 48 Exhibits, 50-56 Callahan, 60 Fleer (1 card from completion), 61 Fleer, 61 Golden Press, 63 Bazooka.

Sets I'm collecting all of the HOFers and significants from: T202, T205, T206, 33/34 Goudey, 38 Goudey, and just about any pre 1940 Exhibits set.

As for types, I usually don't go for the crazy rare ones - mostly just sets that either I have less interest in or would be too expensive for my budget to get many, but would still like one as a type example (most strip cards, T201, T213-2, etc).

I'm also collecting T205 and T206 backs, but nothing crazy (no Drum, Uzit, etc).

Starting to dabble in 19th century as well. Currently have 3 N172s and a single N300. On the lookout for others, especially from the more popular sets I don't have an example from (N162, N28, etc). Would like to try for my first 19th century HOFer as well.

Still need 2 more pre-war HOFer cards to have at least 1 of each (Gehrig and Plank).

[T_Hamilton]

Focused on the following:

Sets
1) 1941 Play Ball (70/72)
2) 1914 Cracker Jack (25/144)
HOF Autos on Cards (on card autos of HOFers from Topps, Upper Deck and also like the Legendary Cut Autos)

Players
1) Ty Cobb
2) Honus Wagner
3) Babe Ruth
4) Joe Jackson (not really sure I collect him since I dont have any of his cards, but am focused on getting one)

Weird Stuff
1) 1989 Oakland A's Game Used Bats
2) Vintage Magic the Gathering Cards
3) Autos of NBA and NFL players from my alma mater, the University of California - Berkeley
4) Hard to find bourbons

[clydepepper]

The First Five
Mantle
Koufax
Ryan
Local teams and players with local ties
Atlanta Braves
Vintage Game Cards

and assorted vintage players whose back-stories I find interesting.

and modern players whose style of play I like.

[Tyler]

Addie Joss
Nap Lajoie

Bob Feller type 1 photos

Random T3, T205 and T206, mostly HOF's

1933 Goudey HOF's
1959 Topps
1972 Topps

[Harford20]

My habits are:

Serious Collector of
1. Ted Williams (cards, postcards, photos, memorabilia, everything)

Currently Collecting
1. T205 HoF players (maybe a Master Set-type); missing rare HoF variations [have 66 cards]
2. T206 HoF players excluding Plank/Wagner (missing Cobb x2) [have 121 cards]
3. E98 HoF players Master set [have 37/68]
4. 1939 Playball complete set [have 135/161, missing high# commons]

Will Collect when available/worth the price
1. Christy Mathewson
2. 19th Century baseball trade cards
3. T-cards from T200, T213
4. N28 A&G baseball players
5. Johnny Bench

Dave

[pbspelly]

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