[kailes2872]

My '18 Goals:

1953 Topps Set Complete - Bought in April
1952 Bowman Set Not Yet Purchased, but I have made connection and plan to purchase at bonus time in March '19
70's Basketball and Football Sets Purchased '73-74 and 72-73 at the National in Cleveland this year

Also purchased a '64 Topps Giant.
I got a few upgrades that I had been hoping for - '57 Ted Williams, '58 Brooks Robinson, 65 and 66 Sandy Koufax, plus got me entire '53 Bowman Color set upgraded to at least Ex - and I love the way it now looks in the binder.

'18 was the least I had spent on cards since getting back into the hobby in 2012. As the years get older, the sets get more expensive, the conversations about the purchases with the Mrs. get longer, and the trips to the mailbox become less frequent. I really miss the days when I would get 2-3 packages a day. My wife used to apologize to the mail lady.


'19 will be a critical year. If I don't stay diligent and get '52 Bowman and '48 Bowman plus some additional Football and Basketball sets, I will become less and less engaged and I could see the hobby start to take the back seat to life and falling short on my goal of the post war Topps/Bowman/Fleer.

Happy Collecting!