Collecting Whims

[Seven]

I find myself passively putting together a 52 topps set, at least in the lower numbers. It started with me picking up a Bob Feller from the set, and then randomly grabbing a star here and there. Since then I've grabbed some commons as well. I believe I'm up to 40 cards, It's sort of a lifelong thing that I'm going to commit to, as I do eventually want to get #311.

Other than that, Mantle still is the focus of my collection. With the occasional star rookie every so often.

[skelly423]

I have a five year collecting plan that changes daily. One day it’s t206 hall of famers, the next day it’s building a 1965 Topps complete set. Today’s plan is a complete Jackie, Willie, Hank and Roberto Topps run. Tomorrow will be Diamond Kings. Yesterday I grabbed a few Cracker Jacks from the BST section.

I’m passionate about baseball cards, but I can’t seem to figure out which specific cards I’m passionate about. I like set collecting, but if I buy common cards first, I don’t want to spring for the key cards when I need them. If I start with the key cards, I don’t want to waste money on commons to complete the set. I think I may have a problem….

[Cmvorce]

Originally Posted by skelly423

I like set collecting, but if I buy common cards first, I don’t want to spring for the key cards when I need them. If I start with the key cards, I don’t want to waste money on commons to complete the set. I think I may have a problem….

I hear you. I just spent over $1000 buying commons to complete my 1956 set (and I still need about 30 more to do it) and once I hit “complete purchase” I immediately started asking myself if I would have preferred hall of famers from the 55 set. Never ending battle. I think I’m like you - I want it all.

[Cmvorce]

Originally Posted by Seven

I find myself passively putting together a 52 topps set, at least in the lower numbers. It started with me picking up a Bob Feller from the set, and then randomly grabbing a star here and there. Since then I've grabbed some commons as well. I believe I'm up to 40 cards, It's sort of a lifelong thing that I'm going to commit to, as I do eventually want to get #311.

I have the same goal and I’m into the high numbers and it’s killing me to spend what you have to spend on guys like Ebba St. Claire. Nothing against Ebba but every time I pick up another high number common, knowing I could have purchased a nice t206 or 60s star with those funds, I question what I’m doing. Especially since I will most likely never be able to get the Mantle.

[egri]

My main project is completing the signed 1953 Topps set, and every once in a while I'll have a side project pop up that I'll work on when that slows down. Right now it's a Red Sox signed Bowman run from 1949-52; when that started slowing down, I picked up Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk rookies that are out right now getting signed. There were even a couple cards in the recent Collect auction that didn't fit into any of those that I considered going after.

[Piratedogcardshows]

I use to get off track but have been more disciplined of late.