Originally Posted by Neal (Post 1615502)

- 1952 Topps Mays PSA 3-4
- 1933 Goudey Ruth 181 PSA or SGC 2-4
- 1960 Lake to Lake Hank Aaron
- game used bat of Pete Rose and Mike Schmidt
- start collecting focus on a HOF player set
- consider adding to a vintage Star Wars figure collection

Originally Posted by hcv123 (Post 1621589)

My goals are to continue to expose my 8 and (soon to be) 10 year old boys to the world that is baseball card and memorabilia collecting.

Originally Posted by Neal (Post 1675531)

with the year almost half over, I figured I would take a look .....

no Mays yet
Added a 32 Caramel Ruth, so that will work! check
Lake to Lake is eluding me
no bats
added and tweaked the HOF set - check
added a 1977 Chewbacca and Vader in fantastic shape - check

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth (Post 1685421)

My goal was to overpay for lots of cards and to sell lots of others for too little, and so far the year has been a resounding success.

Originally Posted by Exhibitman (Post 1675724)

At the halfway mark:

--Add another 1968 Atlantic Oil SP; as long as it is a wish list, how about Banks? Nope

Originally Posted by Exhibitman (Post 1615904)

For postwar baseball I'd like to do this w/o spending a ton:

--Add another 1968 Atlantic Oil SP; as long as it is a wish list, how about Banks?
--Finish my 1971 Topps Super set (14 to go)
--Finish my 1972 Kellogg's ATG set (4 to go but all Ruth, Gehrig and Cobb)
--Add a few more to/upgrade my Aaron, Koufax and Rosen collections
--Pick up a few more nice 1971 OPC stars
--Upgrade a few Nolan Ryan cards

Originally Posted by Neal (Post 1615502)

In December of 2015, I realized I wanted a collection makeover. I wanted a primary focus on post war material, specifically on adding a few Mantles and Aarons to my collection. It was a great ride, as I had consignments in a few auction houses throughout the year, bought and sold cards thru eBay and on this board, and rekindled hobby friendships with a few collectors that I once spoke with every few days. Good stuff!

For 2017, my goals are not going to be as broad but focused on a few cards that I have wanted to own for a long time, and get some items back that I had to sell over the years.

- 1952 Topps Mays PSA 3-4
- 1933 Goudey Ruth 181 PSA or SGC 2-4
- 1960 Lake to Lake Hank Aaron
- game used bat of Pete Rose and Mike Schmidt
- start collecting focus on a HOF player set
- consider adding to a vintage Star Wars figure collection

Looking forward to reading some goals here! This a great message board, and happy to be a part of it.

Happy New Year to all!