What did you finish this year? And, collecting goals for 2012?

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

Not that many care for this fugly set... 1912 W-unc, which I believe is complete. That is, unless there truly is a Tommy Leach out there.

Not fugly to these eyes

[Texxxx]

I started the T206 set this year. I have 311 59% 4+ so far. Hoping to have 80% by end of the year.

[T206Collector]

...chasing every known (and unknown) signed T206 card in existence.

Since this chase now has long droughts, I have just started picking up colorful strip cards. I got inspired -- isn't it great when that happens!? -- at a card show when a dealer sold me over 30 strip cards in a group for $112, including a Ruth and a Cobb.

[cdn_collector]

This year, with the help of a top notch board member, I ended a 6, almost 7, year hunt for a T206 Gibson with a Hindu back. It took until last year to even see visual proof that the card existed, and then a few months ago, lightning struck.

I haven't taken delivery of this card yet, but once I do, I fully expect that I will lose any recollection that my original intentions for 2012 were to be basically inactive. Instead, I will set the Hindu next to the EPDG Gibson I have [only T206 holdover from my Gibson collection], and see nothing but 8 holes that need filling.

And so, for 2012 I'll set the modest goal of simply adding 1 or 2 T206 Gibsons back to my collection, in casual pursuit of a complete Gibson back run.

Thanks all, for sharing your progress and visions.

Best of luck in 2012 to all!

Regards,

Richard.

[frohme]

Originally Posted by cdn_collector

This year, with the help of a top notch board member, I ended a 6, almost 7, year hunt for a T206 Gibson with a Hindu back. It took until last year to even see visual proof that the card existed, and then a few months ago, lightning struck.

I haven't taken delivery of this card yet, but once I do, I fully expect that I will lose any recollection that my original intentions for 2012 were to be basically inactive. Instead, I will set the Hindu next to the EPDG Gibson I have [only T206 holdover from my Gibson collection], and see nothing but 8 holes that need filling.

And so, for 2012 I'll set the modest goal of simply adding 1 or 2 T206 Gibsons back to my collection, in casual pursuit of a complete Gibson back run.

Thanks all, for sharing your progress and visions.

Best of luck in 2012 to all!

Regards,

Richard.

Best of luck Richard - it'll be great to see that run come back together!

--
Mike

[tcdyess]

Finished - t206 ny American (minus Doyle)

2012 target is R315 Yankees

I am picking one yankee set from each decade going forward.. Should be fun!

Tim

[ethicsprof]

If I understand you correctly, Peter, I celebrate your knocking off the sixties by knocking off the fifties myself.
Congratulations!!!
all the best,
Barry