HOF as a “set” collectors - how many of us are out there?

[Kenny Cole]

With respect to players/managers who have period "cards," I need Candy Cummings, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Willie Foster, Frank Selee, and Al Spalding. I have period photos or RPPC's of all of them except Cummings and Selee. For Spalding, I have Baseball Currency. I also have period photos or RPPCs for all Negro Leaguers except Stearnes, Suttles, Cum Posey and Sol White (I traded my photo of White with the Bellaire Globes in my deal for the TG Charleston -- traded photo attached). For executives, I need Chadwick, Cartwright and Schuerholz. I don't do post-period cards for my HOF collection.

[triwak]

Kenny, love that Bellaire Globes cabinet photo of Sol! But I also understand the trade for that rare TG Charleston. I was fortunate enough to pickup this 1911 Lincoln Giants RPPC with White, Lloyd, & Santop last year. Such a great hobby!

[davidb]

Hi... I started my playing days HOF collection back in 1994 with my son. I currently stand at 232 players and always look forward to adding to my collection when new HOFers are announced in January. I chose the cards based on likeability and affordability at a time when I was sole provider for my family of seven as the wife felt that food was more important than cards. I have no Negro League players and no umpires or executives however I did purchase Cracker Jack cards of Connie Mack, Rickey and Comiskey years ago. Another project that I started about 10 years ago was to acquire one new age card of each HOF player. I have autograph cards, game used material cards and love the new Helmar cards offered on eBay each week. I have 232 of these cards as well. Good luck with your project and we should all aspire to have a HOF collection like Ken Wirt... which is fantastic.

[triwak]

Originally Posted by davidb

Hi... I started my playing days HOF collection back in 1994 with my son. I currently stand at 232 players and always look forward to adding to my collection when new HOFers are announced in January. I chose the cards based on likeability and affordability at a time when I was sole provider for my family of seven as the wife felt that food was more important than cards. I have no Negro League players and no umpires or executives however I did purchase Cracker Jack cards of Connie Mack, Rickey and Comiskey years ago. Another project that I started about 10 years ago was to acquire one new age card of each HOF player. I have autograph cards, game used material cards and love the new Helmar cards offered on eBay each week. I have 232 of these cards as well. Good luck with your project and we should all aspire to have a HOF collection like Ken Wirt... which is fantastic.

Thank you for the kind words, David!

[Bridwell]

I was down to 5 players I didn't have a PSA card of, and all 5 are at PSA waiting to be graded. But now I need 2 more, with Bud Fowler and Buck O'Neil newly elected. There is a way to get all the Negro Leaguers with the beautiful 2020 Negro League Legends set.

[paleocards]

HOFers are all I collect too. I really enjoy the PSA Set Registry for providing friendly competition with other collectors and helping me track my collection. It's also been a great source of communication between collectors (like scottgreb!) and occasionally a place to make trades, purchases and sales.

Here's links to few of my HOF registry sets:
Paleocards - HOF Players Restricted set: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...timeset/126476
Paleocards - HOF Complete Restricted set: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...ishedset/86137
Paleocards - HOF Players Post-48 Autographs set: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...shedset/103358