Where is your collection heading in 2024?

[Gorditadogg]

I am going to keep working on my 67T near-highs. I am 2 years away from being 2 years away.

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[bnorth]

I am down to needing 3 T210s so hoping to get at least 2 of them next year. Also hoping to add another 3 or 4 different Wade Boggs bats to my growing collection.

[Vintagecatcher]

Here's the link to last year's 2022 "Year in Review" to see how well our personal goals were met or missed:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...Year+in+review

In short, 2023 was my best collecting year ever by a long shot!

Not only was I successful in adding my top goal of adding a Red Border George Yantz to go with the Orange Border T210 George Yantz I already owned, but I added a total of 12 new T210s to my collection this year!

Furthermore, my 18 year search for a presentable 1912 Claude Berry Zeenut ended in the summer when I won a lot on eBay that had a "cancelled" 1912 Berry zeenut. As luck would have it, 50 days later I received an "uncancelled" example.

Other top moments included adding a very tough Jimmy Archer E90-3 in April, and several cool PD1 Catcher Position Pins, and a J.J. Clarke Cabinet.

Goals for 2024:

Adding a few T210s, PD1s, and maybe a few T204s!

(P.S. I added my 2nd top goal of a Lafitte T210-8 Old Mill card the last week of December.)

Patrick

[jpwinn]

I only started collecting in 2021 and have taken it very slowly but my goals for 2024 are to keep buying a few t206 commons, graded 2 or above but also sticking to my rules of no major creases and nicely centred.

I would also like to skip a month or two of buying commons at some point and put the accumulated cash into buying a single HOF t206, which will be in my self set parameters mentioned above.

All this made slightly harder by the fact I am in the UK so I of course have added postage and fees on top and a smaller pool of cards to choose from. I try see it as part of the challenge though

[anchorednw]

Originally Posted by jpwinn

I only started collecting in 2021 and have taken it very slowly but my goals for 2024 are to keep buying a few t206 commons, graded 2 or above but also sticking to my rules of no major creases and nicely centred.

I would also like to skip a month or two of buying commons at some point and put the accumulated cash into buying a single HOF t206, which will be in my self set parameters mentioned above.

All this made slightly harder by the fact I am in the UK so I of course have added postage and fees on top and a smaller pool of cards to choose from. I try see it as part of the challenge though

I love hearing about our international friends collecting the same items, as I can only imagine challenges associated as you mentioned. Patience is key and glad to see you here.

[kmac32]

Looking to finish off my T205 cubs front/ revers subset(missing 2 Hindus)
Work on T207 Cubs front reverse subset ( looking for Ward Miller anonymous factory 25 and T207 with Napoleon backs)
Finding e91A Orval Overall
And T206 Jacksonville players with Hindu back and Viola with Peidmont back
W575 WM Piercy
And whatever else suits my fancy

[Eric72]

1. Complete my 1956 Topps Baseball set. I've got everything more expensive than Ernie Banks and the checklists. So, I'm getting close (value-wise) to finishing this project. I want the basic 342-card set, nothing fancy.
2. Add some more T206 cards to my collection. I keep chipping away and (thankfully) I've already got Steve Evans. I'm about 1/4 of the way there, including about 1/4 of the HOFers. I'm going for 520 and I'm not in a rush to get there. Maybe a Matty and a couple other less expensive cards in 2024.
3. Sell off (or, even better...trade) the parts of my collection that no longer fit my goals. I like hockey. I can tolerate footbal and basketball. But I love vintage baseball cards. So, I'll start moving the Gretzky rookie, etc. to help things along. Maybe I'll put them on the BST, along with a want list. Good, old-fashinoed trading. With the right trade partners, it is much more rewarding (to me) than selling and buying.

Happy holidays, everyone. Here's hoping you have a peaceful, joyous, and prosperous 2024.