Thinking about switching direction ... good, bad, indifferent, waste of time?

[53toppscollector]

* You should only really collect what you like. If it feels like a chore to put together the 1958 set, there is no rule that says you need to keep going.

* You should list your cards from the 1958 set here and give it a shot. There is no downside. When you've tried selling in the past, you may just not have had the right buyer looking at the board, or they might have missed your thread. It happens. If you don't have luck here, there are other avenues to move the cards.

Good luck. I got within a few cards of having a fully graded 53 Topps set in PSA 5+, and I just kind of lost the love for having the graded cards and obsessing over the PSA set registry. I sold everything off slowly, got my money back and then some, and used that money to start other projects.

[Bigdaddy]

I had no intention to build a '57 set (mostly because of cost), but got a good deal on about 2/3 of the set and ended up finishing it. One of my favorite sets now.

Like you though, I have no love for the 1958 set. Just dad gum ugly, if you ask me. I've got a few, but how many head shots with just a bold, solid color background can a man take??

My advice, sell the '58s on here (or FB) as you can. I doubt you'll find many traders. And then put those funds towards finishing the '57 set. The Dodgers' Sluggers card is a classic, maybe the best Topps card of the 1950s.

[wdwfan]

Thanks everyone for the advice.

[53toppscollector]

If I can offer one more suggestion.

It might take a bit more time to do it, but you may have an easier time moving the 300+ cards if you offer them up individually and allow people to make their own lots. There are plenty of set builders out there that need 100+ cards, and might not want to invest almost $2 per card on 300+ cards when they might only need 30 or 40 from the lot you have. So, set a price for the entire lot like you did, wait a few weeks and see if you find someone who wants the whole lot (probably someone who doesn't have many/any of the cards and wants to build a complete set) and if you don't get any takers, consider listing out the numbers you have available and doing 10 card build your own lots for $20 shipped or something like that. You might draw interest that way as well.

Good luck

[Rich Klein]

Me Personally would dump the 58's which is a set I never liked and go full bore on 57's which is, IMHO, a great set.

But it's good to get various opinions and think through things out loud so this is a great general conversation as well

Rich

[Exhibitman]

Just remember, there are no rules and no right or wrong answers. It is supposed to be fun. I've started lots of projects, decided I just don't want to do them, and moved on to something else.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Just remember, there are no rules and no right or wrong answers. It is supposed to be fun. I've started lots of projects, decided I just don't want to do them, and moved on to something else.

Preach it brother! I'm 21 cards short of a 1964 Topps baseball set, with Gibson being the only missing HOFer, and I've run out of steam on it. I guess being this close, I'll finish it, but there is no drive to chase those last ones down.