New Diamond Stars Collector

[leftygrove10]

Originally Posted by Big Six

Considering I have a limited amount of disposable income, goal will be to pick up one card a month for guys under a $100...after that, will probably be a card every two or three months as the prices go up.

I think I told you that collecting this set is additive. You already have 88 cards... You are proceeding a lot quicker than you originally anticipated. That's sort of the way it happened for me. I had the whole set complete within a matter of months, but wanted to take years to do it....

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by leftygrove10

I think I told you that collecting this set is additive. You already have 88 cards... You are proceeding a lot quicker than you originally anticipated. That's sort of the way it happened for me. I had the whole set complete within a matter of months, but wanted to take years to do it....

Thanks Lefty...I actually NEED 87, though...someday.

[leftygrove10]

Originally Posted by Big Six

Thanks Lefty...I actually NEED 87, though...someday.

Oops... I see.... You are counting backwards.... Did you start counting at 96 or at 108?

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by leftygrove10

Oops... I see.... You are counting backwards.... Did you start counting at 96 or at 108?

Fortunately, or unfortunately, 108...I also see myself loosening up my requirements...it started as strict PSA 6...I've dropped to 5 and I could see myself doing nice 4's for the Greenberg/Greenburg and Grove...we'll see. I do love the set though and just love reading the write ups...thanks for following the quest. Matt

[keating3620]

Matt,

I inherited my dad's diamond stars. He had 75 of the 96. He was 11 years old in 1934. I completed the set in raw cards last year. Not leaving well enough alone I started to build a second set of the 108 in PSA 4-5. Still need about 10-12 cards. Cool looking set. Even though my dad's cards are poor-good they are worth more to me than the PSA 5's (especially since he got the 75 cards for a total of 75 cents!).

John

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by keating3620

Matt,

I inherited my dad's diamond stars. He had 75 of the 96. He was 11 years old in 1934. I completed the set in raw cards last year. Not leaving well enough alone I started to build a second set of the 108 in PSA 4-5. Still need about 10-12 cards. Cool looking set. Even though my dad's cards are poor-good they are worth more to me than the PSA 5's (especially since he got the 75 cards for a total of 75 cents!).

John

Now that, John, is good stuff. My dad unfortunately lost all of his cards when his mom threw them out when he left for the Navy...I have a few Yankee & Red Sox programs of his that are framed on my wall including a 49 World Series scorecard...wish I had all his cards...he said he had a ton. Oh well...take good care of those!!!

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by Big Six

Now that, John, is good stuff. My dad unfortunately lost all of his cards when his mom threw them out when he left for the Navy...I have a few Yankee & Red Sox programs of his that are framed on my wall including a 49 World Series scorecard...wish I had all his cards...he said he had a ton. Oh well...take good care of those!!!

Ha. My dad threw his cards out the window. Really. Out the window.

I wish I had his cards. Said he had cards from the years 1960-1969 and about 5 complete sets from each year....probably had a bunch of mint Mantles and Pete Rose RCs.....