Sets that aren't worth completing

[keithsky]

I used to try to put sets together every year from wax boxes starting in the 60's until PSA came along and ruined that with their graded cards. When I was collecting it didn't matter if you had a great looking card it was just a great looking card none of this PSA9 or 10 crap to jack up the ridiculous price for a common card into the thousands. After they came along and cards got graded I gave up. Wasn't worth wasting my time and more importantly my money for a bunch of common cards in the set with ridiculous graded inflated prices. My God it's a piece of cardboard.

[Case12]

Originally Posted by keithsky

I used to try to put sets together every year from wax boxes starting in the 60's until PSA came along and ruined that with their graded cards. When I was collecting it didn't matter if you had a great looking card it was just a great looking card none of this PSA9 or 10 crap to jack up the ridiculous price for a common card into the thousands. After they came along and cards got graded I gave up. Wasn't worth wasting my time and more importantly my money for a bunch of common cards in the set with ridiculous graded inflated prices. My God it's a piece of cardboard.

More heresy - I take common cards out of the plastic containers to fit in my book...

[mr2686]

The sets that aren't worth completing are the ones you just don't care about or don't like the design. It's supposed to be fun, it's a hobby.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by mr2686

The sets that aren't worth completing are the ones you just don't care about or don't like the design. It's supposed to be fun, it's a hobby.

^^^^^When I first read the first post, this is what I thought ^^^^^


Last three sets I completed were 73 topps, 52 bowman, and 51 bowman football. I thought all three of those were worth the time and effort I put into it. It was fun!


I also tried to complete a run of topps/ bowman regular issue hofers thru 1979. Never could pull the trigger on 52t Mathews and Wilhelm, or 67t Seaver. Not a big fan of the way those cards look, Didn't think the cost was worth the card. Finally lost the ambition to complete the run........ I've stopped even looking for those cards