Putting more then one set together

[HOF Yankees]

Originally Posted by egri

I have one main set that gets most of my attention, and a few smaller side projects that I turn to when the main one stalls out. It’s been several months since I saw a signed 1953 Topps I needed, so in the meantime I’ve been working on my signed early 1950s Bowman Red Sox run, and a couple other projects I picked up along the way. I like having the variety in my collection, and there’s always something popping up for one of them.

cool, that 1953 Topps autographed set I bet is awesome looking, my main project is 1960 Topps, Yankees, other vintage sets/singles, but been getting into common cards more lately

[G1911]

I started 1952-1972, all at the same time. It means I can be very picky and bargain hunt for what I need, but also have a steady stream of cards coming in. I'm building about 50-75 total sets at any given time. When someone builds one set, they are almost inevitably over paying to finish on-schedule so they can start something else instead of waiting forever for the lat ~10 cards. I've found the "everything I like all at once" approach is a lot cheaper. It takes me a long time to finish any individual set, but I'm always making progress and doing my sets at very low total prices.

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by G1911

I started 1952-1972, all at the same time. It means I can be very picky and bargain hunt for what I need, but also have a steady stream of cards coming in. I'm building about 50-75 total sets at any given time. When someone builds one set, they are almost inevitably over paying to finish on-schedule so they can start something else instead of waiting forever for the lat ~10 cards. I've found the "everything I like all at once" approach is a lot cheaper. It takes me a long time to finish any individual set, but I'm always making progress and doing my sets at very low total prices.

+1 I do the same - though the number of sets that I'm chasing is a little smaller. For example, when I was building my 55T set, I'd come upon really good deals for 55 Bowman or 56T or 1970 Kelloggs....so I'd pick those up in the knowledge that I want to build those sets too.

I do tend to focus on a smaller number of core sets. There are times when I'll walk away from nice cards because they're not in my core target sets.

Like G1911, I'm happy to wait a long while to complete the set. I'm more interested in finding the right cards at the right price. That's been a little tougher these days.

[mortimer brewster]

I'm working on approximately 50 different sets at once between hockey,football and baseball. It is easier to find bargains when not restricting myself to one or 2 sets at a time.

On the down side, at my current pace I should have everything complete by the year 2090. I'm probably going to run out of time.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by G1911

I started 1952-1972, all at the same time. It means I can be very picky and bargain hunt for what I need, but also have a steady stream of cards coming in. I'm building about 50-75 total sets at any given time. When someone builds one set, they are almost inevitably over paying to finish on-schedule so they can start something else instead of waiting forever for the lat ~10 cards. I've found the "everything I like all at once" approach is a lot cheaper. It takes me a long time to finish any individual set, but I'm always making progress and doing my sets at very low total prices.

Well said. I used this approach to build my Topps set run....I am still using this approach to finish many other non-Topps sets (IE. Fleer, Bowman, Playball, Goudey, Post, etc). The savings gained from using this approach has been astronomical as there always seems to be a good deal on card(s) from one of the sets I am working.

[cardsagain74]

It's often best to spread out your current interests a little. If you're only building one set, then it's easy to get impatient and take more very mediocre deals.

But when you have the attitude of "no rush....whenever the right deal comes up for something I need, I'll try and nab it", then you'll probably find yourself making better buys for the buck.