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05-18-2011, 09:50 AM
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I'd go with only as well.
I'm actually there with one nonsport set. Unfortunately it's pretty much ungradeable since they're all hand cut. And apparently almost every card from that set is handcut. It's both rare and obscure, so it's not particularly expensive. I've also been told it may be the only set known to be completed. A big surprise to me on a roughly 100 year old set. And yes, it's realy cool to look at a set that's the only one. Steve B 
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05-18-2011, 10:05 AM
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set preferences
While it may be true that having the only set of something feels great, I think that what I enjoy most about being a collector is the fun of the chase. If a set is not available, it becomes uncollectible. Coupling this uncollectibility with the fact that you can't really share your pursuit of the set with fellow collectors who have the same interest. That is why the most popular sets are those that are readily available or at least have enough available copies to put several sets together.
Last edited by pkaufman; 05-18-2011 at 11:39 AM. Reason: spelling
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05-18-2011, 10:24 AM
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Being #1 isn't terribly important to me, however I also do not want to be the only person collecting a certain set. I have found in my pursuit of the 1933 Goudey set, that it helps to have fellow collector's trying to obtain the same goal. I have done many trades and have had good information shared with me about that set. To me that is what the hobby is all about.
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05-18-2011, 10:25 AM
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The only set
I'm really not a set collector. The only set I currently have is the E90-2 Pirates set from the Lionel Carter collection.
If I was to own a set, the E107 or the Just So Tobacco would be my top 2 choices. Tony
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05-18-2011, 10:35 AM
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i'm in the only camp too.....
if you complete a set of which only one example is available, you can register it and have the top set too 
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05-19-2011, 08:48 AM
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For me it would have to be the only set as well.
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05-19-2011, 11:57 PM
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Thanks for all the replies. It seems like most people are in the same boat.
The only reason that I thought there might be people going the other way (as Robextend mentioned)- Having the only set would mean that most people hadn't even heard of the cards, I thought more people would want something that was a little more known/mainstream.
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