Anyone ever attempt a complete Topps vintage run?

[gonefishin]

I hate to post back to back, but I failed to ask a very important question. Did everyone keep their duplicates? I ask because I rarely sell a vintage card and kept all my duplicates, which I'm trying to organize now. Any suggestions other than just sell them?

[Hxcmilkshake]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

I hate to post back to back, but I failed to ask a very important question. Did everyone keep their duplicates? I ask because I rarely sell a vintage card and kept all my duplicates, which I'm trying to organize now. Any suggestions other than just sell them?

I always sell mine to either upgrade or work on a new one. Like I'm doing with 57 baseball. Mickey below has got to go!!!!!

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[ALR-bishop]

No matter how much physical love that card gets the little guy in the background survives 😊

[tschock]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

No matter how much physical love that card gets the little guy in the background survives 😊

Are you talking the guy in the dugout on the left or the 'ghost' (behind the end of the bat) that is still haunting him?

[bigfanNY]

When I attended my first card show in 1973 I had complete sets from 1964 65 (needed 6 or 7 to complete 1966) 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972. My Dad had his cards from when he was a kid some 39's 40's Complete 1941 Playballs. He also had Complete 1948 and 1950 Bowman sets, but needed some 49 High numbers. By 1975 We were completed the Bowmans and all the Topps except 1952. We also had an E95 Set Tip Top Pirates complete 1940 Playball Complete ( purchased from Paul Pollard at First philly show at Spring Garden) 1934 and 1936 Goudey. By 1977 1935 Goudey 1938 Complete low with most High #'s, Diamond Stars and a couple hundred We kept a running total and in 1975 we had about 10,000 cards by 1977 we had 30,000 singles. At That point prices had risen to the point that insted of buying everything we focused on Type cards before 1900 and everything 1930's as I inherited his love for the players and the cards of that era. And about 98% of collectors we knew were all putting together complete Topps runs.

[refz]

I think it’s great seeing and hearing what you people have accomplished, major kudos! Me? I’m turned off by set collecting for many reasons, I have a 1948 Bowman complete set only to my name. But my father.. I love the man, and thank him for getting me into this hobby but when it came to set collecting when I was a lad it was his way of the highway, I had no say. So I rolled my eyes at some of the vintage sets he put together back in the day where I would have attacked differently, and when I officially threw the towel in is back in 1992, I was grounded for whatever reason and he had me put together what seemed like 100 Topps gold winner sets. (My punishment) I’m serious.

Danny

[Marchillo]

Not as impressive as most people on this list -

Topps only 1952-2022 (Haven't done 2022 Series 2 yet)

1952 - 34.9% Complete
1953 - 50.4% Complete
1954-1959 - 93.5% Complete
1960's - 89.7% Complete
1970's-2020's - 100% Complete minus Alex Gordon's infamous rookie card whether or not some collectors count that one

Sets complete from earlier decades are 56,57,63,68 and I'm one away on 54 (Aaron RC).