Hobby goals for 2023

[Johnny630]

Picking up quality not quantity

[ullmandds]

For the first time...my 2023 goals do not include DOTS MILLER!!!!! My goal is to add top tier hof'ers to my pc...I'll mainly be fighting many of you for playing day babe ruth cards!!

[Rich Falvo]

I'd love to get either the T206 Blackburne - EPDG or Lavender - Cycle cards to complete either of these two brands for my Providence team set.

Otherwise, just hope to pick up a couple of cards that I enjoy. For post-war, would love to finally add a 54 Bowman Ted Williams.

[parkplace33]

Focusing in sets I am close to. I am down to a couple for each set and would like to clear them out by the end of 2023.

A new collector asked me the same question earlier in the week. I also told him to stay focused on priority cards.

[Rich Falvo]

Originally Posted by Rich Falvo

I'd love to get either the T206 Blackburne - EPDG or Lavender - Cycle cards to complete either of these two brands for my Providence team set.

Otherwise, just hope to pick up a couple of cards that I enjoy. For post-war, would love to finally add a 54 Bowman Ted Williams.

Got the Blackburne EPDG, so one of my 2023 goals is done already. Let's hope for more progress in 2023...

[donmuth]

For 2022 my goal was to acquire at least 24 T206's to average 2 per/month. I am right at that goal and hoping to pick up 1 or 2 at the Nashville card show this weekend. I also had goals of focusing more on HOF cards including picking up at least one Mantle and making progress on my '55T and '65T sets which are nearing completion. I did get a 60s Post cereal Mantle, a few 50s-60s HOFer cards I've wanted, made an awesome buy on a Mike Schmidt RC ($2.50!), got a George Brett RC, and a few 65's this year, but didn't make a dent to the '55 set.



For 2023...
I was going to up my goal to 36 T206's, but I think I had better stick to 24 for the year. Getting 2 per month is still a decent goal given prices and my desire to collect raw cards with off backs if at all possible. Of those 24 I would like to pick up 3-4 HOFers and increase my off backs particularly polar bears, sovereigns, and old mills.



Other 2023 goals include getting another Mantle or two, getting Ozzie Smith and Rickey Henderson RCs, and focusing on picking up more 50s-70s HOFer cards - particularly Banks, Brock, Mays, Musial, Williams, Aaron, Clemente. Maybe I will try to get another prewar HOFer card ('33 Goudey or '34-36 Batter Up or something?) too.

[CancerForCure]

The only cards I'm looking to buy next year is the E91 Rube Waddell and Cracker Jack Sam Crawford. My dad had to sell his cards years ago to pay bills and Ive felt guilty for it since. I want to make sure he at least has those 2.

As for me I might finish my 1975 Topps Set and pick up some cheap 90s inserts of my childhood favorites.

[metroac]

I'd really like to find the Gehrig Salutation Exhibit to finish my set and the 1935 Wheaties Series 1 Dean brothers card, also to finish a set. And a Patty Berg in Action to finish the '52 Wheaties set. I'll also be working toward a master set of '62 Post football - need some CC13's and Top3's.

[here2havefun]

Goals for 2023:
- Black Cat Mystery #50 (comic book)
- 1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Portrait
- 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb

[rjackson44]

trying to get to 200 t206s and hopefully finding a darby chocolate card ...oh well

[LEHR]

I'm horrible about sticking to any yearly goal or focus as I'm always seeing new amazing pieces each year that I didn't know I wanted or needed when I made my yearly goals list.

To keep it simple this year, my only two goals will be:
1. To acquire a really nice N173 cabinet of an Indianapolis player.
2. To just enjoy the hobby, my current collection, and whatever else I may add.

[JustinD]

I have not made a real singular hobby purchase over 500 I can remember since the start of the pandemic. Simply because I can’t justify the prices in my head and I haven’t believed in them. That said I have sold quite a bit over the last few years because I am not crazy, lol.

After watching some of these nutty prices start to settle, my only hope is that I can feel a bit more comfortable by the National to maybe dip my toes back in.

Honestly, it might be sooner as something I have been looking for 7 years for popped up in Memory Lane and everyone knows the rule on when it’s time to buy something you never see, lol.

[bbcard1]

Probably finish my Diamond Stars set. I am mired in the high numbers. Just looking for some decent eye appeal cards. Won't go out of my way to get the variations. Might expand my blog into a book on the 1941 Double Plays...

[packs]

Try to afford something I want.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by JustinD

I have not made a real singular hobby purchase over 500 I can remember since the start of the pandemic. Simply because I can’t justify the prices in my head and I haven’t believed in them. That said I have sold quite a bit over the last few years because I am not crazy, lol.

After watching some of these nutty prices start to settle, my only hope is that I can feel a bit more comfortable by the National to maybe dip my toes back in.

Honestly, it might be sooner as something I have been looking for 7 years for popped up in Memory Lane and everyone knows the rule on when it’s time to buy something you never see, lol.

What? You're not going to tell us what it is?