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[1963Topps Set]

I have several sets completed, but I disagree with the person who said the 1956 Topps set is NOT complete with out the two unnumbered checklists. They may be unnumbered, but they go with the set.

[Jwkeen]

Getting close on my Topps run. Finished out my 53 set. It is now down to 13 cards for 51 blue back set and 28 for 52.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Jwkeen

Getting close on my Topps run. Finished out my 53 set. It is now down to 13 cards for 51 blue back set and 28 for 52.

Congrats on the 53 Topps set. I think I am going to do that one after I finish my 55 Bowman.

I was debating between the 53 and 54 set. I have picked up a few 54s and now want to do the 53 set instead.

Still at 6 cards left on my 55 Bowman and now have 23 down with 57 to go on a 59 Fleer Ted Williams second set.

The 55 Bowman has taken a very long time because I am building it from only cards purchased/traded from fellow Net54 members. Anybody have any of these in lower grade 242, 277, 291, 293, 302, and 307?

[skil55voy]

1962 Post Cereal Baseball Master Set: 15 to go
1963 Post Cereal Baseball Master Set: 20 to go

1962 Post Cereal Canadian Baseball: 39 to go
1962 Post Cereal US Football: 5 to go

1962 Post Cereal Canadian Football: 13 to go
1963 Post Cereal Canadian Football Master Set: 20 to go

[kailes2872]

While my Bowman Color set is complete, I have 13 cards that I am upgrading to get to all ex to ex+ - 11 commons, Musial, and Ford.

In the spirit of Pigs get Fed, Hogs get slaughtered, I am waiting for my stock to get to $41.76 and I am going to sell some to buy a nice VG-Ex/Ex 53 Topps and a 52 Bowman in similar or slightly better condition.

It got up to $44.38 and I was holding out for $50. Then, bad earnings and down to $34.07. It has been slowly climging against a flat market this year and touched $40 yesterday and today - so I feel like I am a couple good weeks for sell (and buy!) time. But earnings are announced at the end of April and it could go back to $34 in a hurry. For the sake of my collection, wish me luck!

[commishbob]

I'm working on an abbreviated run of Topps sets from 1958 thru 1962. I've finished the first three, passively working on the '61 and am chasing the '62. I'm at about 65% of the '62 with most of the stars completed. I will collect the 'alt pose and similar variations' but I'm not going to do more with the green tints than slide a few into the back of the binder as representatives.

These five sets were the cornerstone of my youth. 1958 Topps cards are the first I ever held in my hand. I was seven years old. They belonged to a girl who lived down the street from me. 1959 was the first set I owned cards of. I got packs in my basket at Easter that year. 1960 was the first set I tried to finish. I bugged my folks for the cello packs at Korvettes and Bambergers in the Jersey suburbs. 1961 was the first set I actually did finish, or at least I think I finished it. And the '62 has the most memories for me as far as trading, flipping and hoarding. It was the year I really learned about players since my father decided to get tickets for every Sunday date at Yankee Stadium.

For all these sets I aim for 'presentable' cards, VG/Ex or so. I've bought some slabbed examples of key cards but they have been broken out and live in the binder pages.

I'm also working on the Topps 1970/71 basketball set and am at 151 of the 175 cards. I some SPs and a few of the second-tier stars.

[JollyElm]

After buying a few graded cards (Kaline AS, Marichal RC and Koufax), I'm now down to less than 5 to go on my 1961 set. I need #528, Ramos, and the two big ones left are the Willie Mays AS and Yaz. If anyone has any of these in nice shape to trade, please check out my bucket and hit me up.

[kailes2872]

Originally Posted by 1963Topps Set

I have several sets completed, but I disagree with the person who said the 1956 Topps set is NOT complete with out the two unnumbered checklists. They may be unnumbered, but they go with the set.

Agree with this but it creates a dilemma for '57. Is 57 complete without checklists and contest cards? If so, I still have some work to do...

[Jwkeen]

Originally Posted by kailes2872

Agree with this but it creates a dilemma for '57. Is 57 complete without checklists and contest cards? If so, I still have some work to do...

707 and Dean’s both sell the 56 and 57 as complete without the checklists or contest cards.

[1963Topps Set]

Originally Posted by kailes2872

Agree with this but it creates a dilemma for '57. Is 57 complete without checklists and contest cards? If so, I still have some work to do...

In my opinion, the 1957 Topps set is NOT complete with at least one variation copy of the 4 checklist cards and the 4 contest cards. There is also a Lucky Penny card which I also consider a part of the set. The fact that these cards are unnumbered and don't feature a players photo on them doesn't make them exempt from the set.