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Originally Posted by Matthew80
Stay away from '51 Bowman. I've been slowly assembling it, and I'm reaching the point where I have to shell out a good 5k for the Ford, Mantle, and Mays.
By my judgment, '53 Topps will always be the most attractive early 50s set.
+1 on the '56 and '57 for their attractiveness & comprehensive player list.
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Hah, your frustration with the '51's brings back memories of my experience in putting the set together. Assembled 322 cards fairly easily back in the 80's at about two bucks for commons, five to twenty for minor stars and ten for high numbers. Back then, I just could not bring myself to shell out more than a c-note for an old baseball card, so I foolishly refused to spring for a nice Mantle or Mays at a few hundred. After living with the incomplete set for twenty years, finally had to have the two key cards and paid big bucks to get them. It's as if the need for completion gnaws at you until you have to give in to the obsession.
