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06-30-2009, 03:47 PM
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If the bottom 2 sets (Tattoo, S&S) were to drop their quantity by 1/2 to a level similar to the other sets, they would presumably drop the common players and have a similar percentage of HOF'ers.
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06-30-2009, 04:02 PM
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30's Sets
To echo what Frank said, I started mainly as a HOF collector and the card had to be comtemporaneous to their playing days. So in came the Goudeys. After collecting awhile I thought it would be challenging to put a set or two together. What were my criteria for selecting which sets to build, 1.) design, 2.) HOF selection, 3.) size/# of cards and the realistic chance to complete in a moderate stretch of time and 4.) cost. After it was all boiled down I landed on Delongs and Tattoos based on my criteria. I probably like the George Millers the best out of all listed but based on my criteria that was not a realistic goal. Although I love B&W cards (particularly the 20's sets) I have never developed even a mild interest in the S&S as a collector. I once bought a complete set and traded it to Mike Wheat at the 2000 National for 3PC796s and 2 Eastern Exhibits. Great post btw Rob.
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07-01-2009, 10:39 PM
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Nice job on this post Rob D. I have not comtemplated starting a 30's set but if I were to start one in the future, a high percent of Hall of Famers would be somewhat appealing but not a maker or breaker on choosing the set. If the set does not include Ruth or Gehrig, it does not lose appeal to me and yes, the aesthetics of the set beat the players pictured for me.
With that said, I love the Diamond Star set and it would be my first choice at this point in time. Thanks for the post.
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07-02-2009, 12:24 PM
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For me, the HOFers are key - I can't bring myself to collect a full set because I'd get bored chasing down commons that don't mean anything to me, but I've often thought about going after a "HOFers only" subset from an issue.
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#5
07-02-2009, 10:12 PM
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A depression-era set with many Hall of Famers which can be had on the cheap is the 1934-36 Batter-Up set. Perhaps it's the crazy color variations, but that set has grown on me like a weed. Very interesting and under-appreciated. Now that I have sold my Tattoo Orbit set, I am going to be doing a lot more with sets like DeLong, George C. Miller and Batter-Up. I don't really care if I complete them or not.
James
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Hybrid Mode
