Set Collectors - Report in your progress!

[Harliduck]

Wow, great last 3 Mantles Elberson!!! Excellent cards...


Bigdaddy...will you mark your set complete without the Ted?? I have two Piersal's in my binder...I keep debating to myself if I need the Ted or not...



Hey, I get to the be 1000 post on my own thread...

[Elberson]

Thanks John, it was fun but too many close ups….

Only 3 cards away from another 65 topps sets

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by Elberson

1965 Topps set completed……….

Mr mantle has arrived. Fun set. Nothing was really hard to find, highs are cheap, so made it go by fast. 1961…..here we go!!!!

Congrats. I've just completed 1965T too. Just waiting on my Clemente to arrive.

I've also just completed 1964 Topps Coins.

I'm on the final stretch with my 54 Bowman, 55 Bowman and 56 Topps.

[Big J]

Great job on finishing some nice sets everyone. I recently completed lower grade (1-3) 53 and 54 Topps baseball sets. I am two commons away from upgrading my 60 Topps to ex-mint/nm. I am thinking about starting a 55 set next in the 3-4 range.

[jiw98]

Some nice sets being completed here, way to go guys! I’m currently working on a 59 baseball set in a mid grade condition. Under 80 cards to go.

[ALR-bishop]

59 was the first Topps set I finished and a sentimental favorite. There is a great thread on the 59 set on the CU board in the Registry section

[Tere1071]

Back in January I listed the progress of my 1967, 68, and 69 Topps Baseball Card sets. About three months ago, I decided to stop collecting the 1967 set as I will never be able to afford to complete the high numbers. I was able to assemble 521/533 in overall good condition, but among the missing are the Mantle, Mays, Aaron, and Clemente.

I have made progress on the 68 and 69 sets: I'm missing 19 cards to finish the 68 and 9 to complete the 69 sets. In each year I'm missing the Ryan, Mantle, Bench, and Carlton cards while I have a star in my 68 set that I don't have for 1969. I hope to work out a trade using my 1967 lot as well as using my extras from 1970-75, some 53 Bowman Color extras, and finally what I have left over from my Topps and Bowman Heritage collections.

Each year finds me missing a few commons in the low and high numbers, but I've been reluctant to pull the trigger. For example, the 68 Agee (#465), and 69 McGraw (#601) are priced fairly high. I know both were members of the 69 Miracle Mets, but to purchase either of these from eBay, plus the shipping, means that I'll have to be patient and hopefully find one locally or through trade- hint, hint!

(I broke my resolve the other day and won 68 Topps #528 (Tigers team) by placing a high bid that I thought no one else would come close to matching- I was wrong.)

If anyone is interested in trading, I can send you my want lists of the needed star cards along with my lots which are listed numerically by year. They include semi and high numbers along with lower-tiered stars.

Thank you and happy collecting!

Phil aka Tere1071

[Elberson]

67 is a fun set, don’t give up on it. Yes the highs suck and you can throw book value (for comparison purposes only) out the window because everything sells higher.

You can do it……..

1969 topps will be my next set!!!

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by Elberson

67 is a fun set, don’t give up on it. Yes the highs suck and you can throw book value (for comparison purposes only) out the window because everything sells higher.

You can do it……..

1969 topps will be my next set!!!

Thank you for your support. Yes, I suppose I could, but at this point I'd have save for several months to purchase a 68 Ryan in good condition. Then, I would have to do the same for the Mantles, 68 Bench, and 69 Ryan. My early days of collecting, 1969-75, pecking away to get certain cards was pretty much the established manner of collecting. In fact, the only Baseball sets that I was able to complete were the 1974 and 1975 Topps and the 1964 60-card Giant series. However, it was fun as there was never any expectation to complete anything.

The difference now is the immediacy of being able to find cards through the Internet. Now, I want to get them out of the way, upgrading as I go along. Their monetary value has no concern, although I gulp at some of the asking prices.

What I have been able to do since early 2000, has easily surpassed my late 60s to mid-70s collection. Nothing here would qualify as a registry set and the 67-69 cards would range overall from fair to vg/ex. The 67 set is an attractive set and it would be nice to complete the low numbers. My main goal is to finish the 68 and 69 sets and see where I will go from there.

Thank you and happy collecting!

Phil aka Tere 1071

[jchcollins]

1972 Topps, the postwar monster - not more card progress actually, I'm still sitting around 380 some cards out of the 787, but I did unexpectedly add a wrapper from '72 last week, when I made a placeholder offer on one for half of what the guy wanted - and he accepted it.

I've always like the idea of getting wrappers / packaging to go with vintage sets, but for a lot of my interests in the 1950's it's simply too expensive. Figured I had better get '72 before that era goes up as well. Looking forward to getting that one in the mail hopefully here later this week.

[jiw98]

My 59 Topps baseball set is coming along nicely. 35 cards to go. I just picked up Mantle and Gibson. Just a couple more Mantles and Mays then it’ should be easy from there.

[Elberson]

1965 topps 2nd set is DONE!!!! Mantle is coming in Tuesdays mail………

1965 is a fun set. The 7th series highs are really cheap. The star cards aren’t too bad either. I used my extras when making this set so I had a lot already and a complete 5-7th series. When I build sets I like to make an extra 5th and 6th series and sometimes 7th series…..so September will be my rebuild project for them.

1969 topps set in next up for October!!!

[Gorditadogg]

Still chipping away at my NMt-y 66T set. I have 511 of 598 now, plus a few variations. Getting closer, but I still might be two years away from being two years away.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by gorditadogg

still chipping away at my nmt-y 66t set. I have 511 of 598 now, plus a few variations. Getting closer, but i still might be two years away from being two years away.

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[Elberson]

I have a ton of 66’s. send me a list when you can

[JustBradd]

I'm creeping on 70% complete for the PSA Mays Master Set. I'll never get to 100% but I keep chipping away anyways.

[CoachBarry]

Hey John. Send me your needs for 62. I have picked up a few lots over the years and have many duplicates and would be happy to help out. Barry

[briischamp]

1969 Topps Supers. I am 37 / 66 cards deep ~2 months in.

Secured Clemente, Aaron, Mays, Rose and more. Mantle, Reggie, and others pending.

Please let me know if you have any for sale or trade! Thanks!

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by jiw98

My 59 Topps baseball set is coming along nicely. 35 cards to go. I just picked up Mantle and Gibson. Just a couple more Mantles and Mays then it’ should be easy from there.

I am 3 cards away from completing my 1959 set. Need Mantle, Mantle AS and Gibson. Been looking for them for 6 months now. No hurry.

Mike

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by mikemb

I am 3 cards away from completing my 1959 set. Need Mantle, Mantle AS and Gibson. Been looking for them for 6 months now. No hurry.

Mike

Wait, so you just need the three easiest cards in the set? What's taking so long??

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by briischamp

1969 Topps Supers. I am 37 / 66 cards deep ~2 months in.

Secured Clemente, Aaron, Mays, Rose and more. Mantle, Reggie, and others pending.

Please let me know if you have any for sale or trade! Thanks!

How to you collect the set -- raw or graded?

I only have a raw mint Sam McDowell, and a raw vg-ex (no creases) Mel Stottlemyre. -- Brian Powell

[briischamp]

Originally Posted by brian1961

How to you collect the set -- raw or graded?

I only have a raw mint Sam McDowell, and a raw vg-ex (no creases) Mel Stottlemyre. -- Brian Powell

I collect them however I can get them! Focusing on completion more than quality at this point.

I still need both McDowell and Stottlemyre if you're willing to part with them! Relatively new to this site. Let me see if I can figure out how to PM you.

Thanks,

Brian

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by briischamp

I collect them however I can get them! Focusing on completion more than quality at this point.

I still need both McDowell and Stottlemyre if you're willing to part with them! Relatively new to this site. Let me see if I can figure out how to PM you.

Thanks,

Brian

FYI: You can click on a member's (blue) name in the upper left of his post and drag down to the private message option...

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[Balticfox]

Raw.

[Tere1071]

Finally finished the 68 Topps Baseball set, receiving the Ryan and # 490 New Year’s Eve. Most of the stars range from poor/fair to very good condition; the rest would average vg/ex. I only need two cards to complete my 1967 1-533 run and two others to complete my 1969 baseball set. Apart from that, it’s a matter of completing the insert sets for 1967, 68, 70, and 71.

One final pursuit is the 1969 Topps Stamp Album set. I am missing the Bobby Tolan to finish my Reds album, plus I need the albums for the Tigers and Twins with all of the stamps inside. eBay is ridiculous in terms of pricing for these two albums and the Tolan hasn’t appeared as a single stamp as of yet.

Happy New Year as well as collecting!

Phil aka Tere 1071

[Elberson]

I love a medium size challenge and started my 3rd 1965 set…….and only 75 more to go……..

[ChiSoxCardboard]

Working on a 1965 set, willing to get any card in PSA/SGC 6 or higher at the right price, but want all the HOFers and key cards graded. Rest in roughly Ex-Mt raw. Also, I need duplicates of the White Sox cards, because I will keep all my graded examples but want a full set to offer up for sale at some point. So, 598 cards in the set, but I need 628.

-Have 355/598 different cards.
-Have 358/628 accounting for White Sox duplicates.
-I'm perfectly happy with the condition of 205/358.
-I would upgrade 101/358 if the right opportunity came along, but they're pretty good.
-52/358 need to be upgraded.

Just picked up the Mays in SGC 6 though! Quick video on the progress and the Mays here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRV7a53YBTk.

Keep it up everyone!

Brad

[ChiSoxCardboard]

Working on a 1965 set, willing to get any card in PSA/SGC 6 or higher at the right price, but want all the HOFers and key cards graded. Rest in roughly Ex-Mt raw. Also, I need duplicates of the White Sox cards, because I will keep all my graded examples but want a full set to offer up for sale at some point. So, 598 cards in the set, but I need 628.

-Have 355/598 different cards.
-Have 358/628 accounting for White Sox duplicates.
-I'm perfectly happy with the condition of 205/358.
-I would upgrade 101/358 if the right opportunity came along, but they're pretty good.
-52/358 need to be upgraded.

Just picked up the Mays in SGC 6 though! Quick video on the progress and the Mays here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRV7a53YBTk.

Keep it up everyone!

Brad

[darkhorse9]

For some reason I decided I needed a complete run of Red Man sets 1952-1955
I've completed 1954 and with a dozen cards on their way to me I'm just 3 cards short of a 1953 set.
I'm doing them without tabs and pretty open on condition as long as they look good
I plan to have all the sets in one binder. Since they all look the same from the front I've printed out the advertising signs from each year and put them in to separate the years.
I'll start tackling the 1955 set soon. I only have about five cards right now.

[Stuke1976]

1947-66 Exhibits including stat backs 481 out of 693

1965 Old London Coins PSA 7 or better 27 out of 40

[stkuhl]

I finished the 1972 Topps poster set. It's only 24 posters but kind of tough to find in decent condition between pin holes in the corners, wax stains, and the numerous folds. It is neat to have a set with 12 HOFers and also Pete Rose.

[ALR-bishop]

Congrats on the 72 Posters. How do you display them ? I had to get an Artist Portfolio binder due to the size

[Stuke1976]

Originally Posted by stkuhl

I finished the 1972 Topps poster set. It's only 24 posters but kind of tough to find in decent condition between pin holes in the corners, wax stains, and the numerous folds. It is neat to have a set with 12 HOFers and also Pete Rose.

Cool, I have Aaron, Mays and Seaver framed on my wall.

[stkuhl]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Congrats on the 72 Posters. How do you display them ? I had to get an Artist Portfolio binder due to the size

I did the same. I got one for both the 68 and 72 poster sets. They look pretty nice in the folio.

[ALR-bishop]

They are big and a bit bulky but work great for viewing them unfolded

[stkuhl]

Finished my 1963 Topps baseball set today with the last card coming in the mail. At first I didn't really like the set with the bright colors but it slowly grew on me. Once I got the Rose rookie out of the way the set was fairly easy to complete but it was surprising that the 5th series was tougher to track down than the 6th or 7th series.
On to the 1964 set. I like the team names at the top of the 64 cards.

[Elberson]

Well…..4 cards shy of 3rd 1965 topps set…….so it’s just a waiting game for the right ones/deals to pop up…….

1969 topps is up next….love the pink/red ‘ish backs

[darkhorse9]

Finally got a great deal on a 1941 Play Ball Ted Williams from a Net54er.
That puts me just one card shy of a set I never thought I'd ever come close to finishing. Just need the DiMaggio now. All lower grade, but all the rest are present and accounted for.

[Tere1071]

Form eBay this week I purchased the #400 Clemente and #430 Rose to complete the 1-533 run for my 1967 Topps Baseball. I think the high numbers may be too expensive for me to complete the set, so I'll concentrate on finishing my 69 Topps Baseball set and my insert sets instead for the time being.

Updated want list (Numbers in parenthesis have been acquired, but waiting for delivery):

1967 Topps Insert Posters- I have Callison; Drysdale; Marichal; Torre; Campaneris; McDowell; and Pepitone. I'm collecting this in overall g-vg condition, no tears or writing/marks

1968 Topps Game Cards- I need: 1-10; 14; 15; 19; 27; 29; 30; 31. I am collecting this in vg or better condition, very light creases or surface wear is acceptable.

1969 Topps Baseball Team Stamps in the booklet- missing Twins g-vg condition is fine, no writing or tape

1970 Topps Insert Sets:

1970 Scratch Offs- They can be scratched off, but no creases and with both parts intact, vg condition. I have: Yaz; Spencer; Allen; Aparicio; Kaline; McDowell; Piniella; Powell; Stottlemyer; Wynn

1971 Topps Insert Sets:
Coins: 18; 20; 48; 53; 54; 57; 58; (61); 67; 71; 73; 74; 76; 77; 80; 84; 85; (86); 87; 88; 98; 112; 117; 125; 139; 142 ( good condition is fine, but must have clean images.)

1971 Scratch Offs- I have: Bosman; Colbert

1973 Topps Baseball Team Checklists: I have a handful: Astros; Phillies; Mets; Royals; Brewers; Braves; Padres, all are marked but have clean fronts and borders.

Happy collecting!

Phil aka Tere1071

[quitcrab]

I am working on a high grade raw 1972 Topps set. Down to about 100 cards to go. Looking for any NrMt/mt commons that are centered. I f anyone has any to trade or sell let me know. Thanks Scott

[Elberson]

1969 topps completed……..

I normally like to piece together a set from different lots but had the opportunity to buy a completed set and upgrade to my OCD standards are happy. I quickly focused on my needs/upgrades and had a blast picking them up. Im down to needing 3 cards for my set happiness. . I haven’t decided if I want to do the white letters (minus mantle) ……probably not not that many E/V’s so that should be fun…….

[ALR-bishop]

Here is one variations/EV list for 1969 ( 3 pages long) but there are a boatload of recuring print defects not listed here

https://baseballcardvariationsguideb...9-toppsw-1.pdf

Some pics in this link

https://baseballcardvariationsguideb...23/1969-topps/

[JustBradd]

Trying to get PSA to recognize some variants for the Mays Master Set...

Just under 72% completion!

[ALR-bishop]

What are the variants, or maybe that is proprietary until you see what they do ?.

[JustBradd]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

What are the variants, or maybe that is proprietary until you see what they do ?.

Nothing proprietary it just may be all for moot depending on what they decide.

#1 was for the 1950-70 MacGregor Willie Mays - I noticed that there are some out there with a New York Giants hat and jersey and others with a San Francisco Giants hat and jersey. The glove seems different as well so maybe it was a for a different ad campaign at a later date?

#2 was for the 1962 Salada coins - there are two different backs. One back lists "200 baseball coins" which seems more common. I'd like them to recognize the "180 baseball coins" back which I purchased on the B/S/T forum here.

[ALR-bishop]

Do you in include the 54 “white band” Mays ?

[JustBradd]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Do you in include the 54 “white band” Mays ?

Not familiar with this, what is it?

[ALR-bishop]

The white band seems more that a brief recurring print defect since it can be found on so many of his 54 cards. It been discussed in other threads here and in pre war

[JustBradd]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

The white band seems more that a brief recurring print defect since it can be found on so many of his 54 cards. It been discussed in other threads here and in pre war

Thanks for sharing! I never noticed that my 54 Mays copy does in fact have the white band. I've been wanting to upgrade my PSA 1.5 so when I do so I'll look for one without the white band.

[carlsonjok]

I got back into collecting in late 2010 and started building sets at the start of 2011. The second set I completed that year was 1974 Topps. Not long after I decided to work on the master set, but card 599 (San Diego small print) always eluded me. To be perfectly candid, I rarely gave it much thought and when I did I found that the card was selling for $30 or more. It wasn't that I couldn't afford it, but I was just loath to spend that kind of coin on a common card*

Fast forward 14 years and a good friend just sent me that card, so now I have completed the master set.

* It seems rather quaint now that I would be so reluctant to spend $30 on a common since I am trying to build 1967 Topps and am mostly down to high numbers (I'm looking at you, Mike Shannon)