How hard do you fight for a set you'll never complete

[steve B]

Lets see, I've been collecting since say 73-4, and I've completed
48 Bowman in P-F with a few nicer ones. (Sold it in the late 80's and still regret it. )
74Topps
77-82 Topps.
82 Fleer
82 Donruss
86- ? Topps

A bunch of 70's-90's small sets, but they usually came as sets
Ones that didn't
78 Papa Ginos
A couple of the Drakes sets.


So I'd probably say that I don't make a whole lot of effort to complete a set. Once I got to within 1 card on 88 Topps I spent way too long looking for that last one. I could have just bought a set or team set and been done. Sometimes we do silly stuff.

[autograf]

Man......we must be collecting the same sets. Salutations and 1952 Topps for me too. I have 1-310 complete, 1-80 in both red and black, both error cards, about 100 autographed cards and 47 high numbers. Still need about 50 high numbers INCLUDING Mantle. I had saved up some money 4-5 years ago and was going to buy the Mantle and then didn't. Now that same 2 or 3 is WAAAAAYY more than it was. Same thing for the Authentics that are trimmed or something. OH well. Same deal on the Salutations. I only needed Gehrig and 4-5 others including Rizzo, Averill and a couple more. That $1500-$2000 Gehrig is also a super tough card to find in any condition.

[irv]

Luckily I have a Mantle but there are other 52 Topps cards that will likely stop me from ever completing the set, unfortunately.

I currently have around 50 high numbers but still needing a Mathews, Campanella, Wilhelm, Dickey and others, plus some lower numbers like Pafko, Berra, Martin and Rizzuto, I am in tough to say the least.

[baseballfan]

I finished the 52 lows in a grade I think is respectable. I have a couple high numbers I pick up in lower grade as I can afford them. but I am not actively working on the high numbers since I don't have the scratch for the mantle yet.

I have a bunch of others started 53,55,56,57,59 in various conditions and state of completion. I have decided to try to finish those. I need a bunch for the 53, no hurry. 3 for the 55, I bought the clemente last year that was a big expenditure. this set I want to finish soon. the 56-57 are down to 6 and 5 respectively with some upgrades needed thereafter.

I really want to finish these sets as they are in nice condition. but I need some expensive cards to do it but I want them done so I will bite the bullet and pony up the bucks. I will also sell some of my collection to complete them.

in fact toying with the idea of selling my started 62 set to fund some of the purchases. I gotta start finish the stuff I have started

glad to see others are in that same predicament. the way I look at it, its worth finishing the sets. I love them and have put this much work/time/money into them I need to finish them.

good luck