Year in Review and Collecting Goals for 2017

[T_Hamilton]

Havent seen a thread like this... as holiday shopping for friends and family has killed the rest of my 2016 budget I thought I would share a year in review and 2017 collecting goals... would love to see and hear yours.

First of all, this is my first active year on Net54 so I wanted to thank all of you. A great group who consistently shares their knowledge for the betterment of our community. I use to be the guy who collected shinny Bowman rc's and drooled over manufactured scarcity like gold refactors. About 16 months ago I liquidated my collection of Bowman autos and got into Vintage and HOF autos... I havent looked back yet!!!!

Below are my top 5 picks ups from 2016

1) 1932 World Series - Game 3 (Ruth called shot) - PSA 3
2) T3 Turkey Ty Cobb - PSA 1
3) 1914 Cracker Jack Honus Wagner - SGC 10
4) Jackie Robinson signed postcard - PSA/DNA
5) 1956 Topps Hank Aaron - PSA 8


Below are my top collecting goals for 2017

1) Finish my 1941 Play Ball PSA 6 set for my son Parker (I am 60/72 complete)
2) Get to 50% on my 1956 Topps HOF PSA 8 set for my son Becker (I am only 1/32)
3) Purchase 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 PSA 3
4) Purchase 1954 Topps Hank Aaron (looking for a PSA 5)
5) Purchase a LOW grade 1911 Sporting Life Cabitnets Honus Wagner (M110)
6) Catalog my collection
7) Figure out my storage situation... with continued big cards will either need a safe or safe deposit box.

Would love to hear your year in review and 2017 collecting goals.

Thanks and Merry Christmas

Taylor

[Bliggity]

Here was our "2016 Goals" thread, so we can see how we did: 2016 Goals

I hit or came close to some of my goals, got distracted from a few also. I'll post my full update later when I have a minute.

[conor912]

Goals for 2016:
1. Finish T212-2 slogan run Accomplished, though "Mais Paper Wrapper" needs upgrading
2. Finish Diamond Stars set (currently 74/108) Low numbers accomplished (1-96), bailing on the high numbers for now
3. Finish '41 Play Ball set (currently 40/72) At 70/72. Still looking for the my Teddy and Joe

Goals for 2017:
1. Upgrade that pesky Obak
2. Get at least one of Teddy or Joe, if not both
3. Get to 40% on my T205 base set (currently at 27%)
4. Add two T3 HOFers to my set to get me to 50% (currently at 48/100)
5. NOT START ANY MORE SETS!!!

[MR RAREBACK]

try to buy as many as possible of the following
t205 rare backs
t206 rare backs

t206 cobbs,
mathewson's,
cy young's,
and walter johnson's

[midmo]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Here was our "2016 Goals" thread, so we can see how we did: 2016 Goals

I hit or came close to some of my goals, got distracted from a few also. I'll post my full update later when I have a minute.

Cool, I forgot all about that. Happy to say that I hit my 2016 goal of completing the DeLong set +/- the Gehrig. I picked all of them up except the Gehrig so that'll be my goal for 2017. Keeping it simple.

[Bliggity]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

(1) Finish T209-1 set (currently 13/16). Got to 15/16. Haven't been able to find the last one yet.
(2) Add 10-20 cards to 1934 Goudey set (currently 25/96). Added 9 cards, but I kind of put this set on the backburner for a while.
(3) Add 6-12 cards to T205 set (currently 26/208). Had the most progress here, where I added 51 cards. Most came through a large lot at Huggins & Scott last February.
(4) Add 20-30 cards to 1953 Bowman set (currently 83/224). Only added 14 cards here. Put this set on the backburner also, and got very picky about which cards to add.
(5) Pick up one exciting prewar card unrelated to my sets. Got totally out of control here. Started a slow build of a few other sets, including picking up a few N28s, N162s, E121s, and also started a big E-card project where I picked up 40 cards so far. Also got a couple T3s. I'm a set-building disaster!
(6) Don't do anything stupid, like buy a case of modern stuff. Success! I didn't buy any modern cases, although I still spent a few hundred on blasters and a couple boxes. Nothing major though.

So, in no particular order, my main goals for 2017:

(1) Finish my T209-1 set (currently 15/16).
(2) Add 2-4 more N28 or N162 baseball players.
(3) Add 10-20 cards to my T205 set (currently 77/208).
(4) Add a reasonable amount of cards to my other sets without going completely overboard.
(5) DON'T CARRY A PAYPAL CREDIT BALANCE!

[bnorth]

My main collecting goals for 2017 are:

Finally finish my 1955 Bowman set. My goal with this set is to buy/trade for every card from members on this forum. I am around 20 cards from finishing this goal.

Pick up some T210 Ft Worth cards to get closer to finishing the team set.

Greatly reduce the size of my collection. It has gotten beyond control over the years. I have 1 room in my house that has a walk path down the center and the rest is filled 2' deep in cards. I don't just have doubles or triples I have 40-50 of some cards.

[Harford20]

2016 Goals

1. Ted Williams (one of these) ---Upgrade 1954 Wilson Franks
---Find and purchase 1939 v351 Canadian Goudey Williams
---Find and purchase 1954 Topps Canadian Williams
2. Ted Williams ---Obtain and purchase 5 rare cards/photos/postcards

3. 1939 Play Ball ---Obtain 30 (inc 20 high #) cards of the remaining 60 commons(40 High #) that I need

4. T205 ---Track down ONE of the three variants that I need (Collins Yellow, Wallace
1-line, Walsh pink lines)

5. T206 ---Obtain 1 of the 3 remaining Cobbs I need


For 2016, only completed number 2 and number 5 (recently purchased a Cobb Bat Off).

For 2017, Keep going on 2016 (which was the same as 2015)

Dave

[CharleyBrown]

Always one of my favorite threads to read through each year.

I don't think I set any goals for 2016, but I had a great year collecting wise.

1) Picked up a '33 Goudey Gehrig
2) Upgraded my Bond Bread set
3) Re-acquired my first ever Jackie Robinson card (1948 Leaf PSA 4)
4) Picked up a few very difficult Jackie Robinson cards that I've coveted for some time ('50 r423, '48 Old Gold Leaping)
5) Acquired 2 1948 Jackie Robinson signed checks, 1 signed MLK Jr. book, and a 2008 National Democratic Convention backstage pass signed by President Obama

I also made great progress on my research of the Bond Bread set.

Goals for 2017:

1) Buy a house
2) Finally write my article on the '47-49 Jackie Robinson Bond Bread set
3) Make more progress on my Jackie Robinson master set
4) Design some sort of baseball related app
5) Purchase one of the following:
a) 1921 e121 Babe Ruth
b) 1951 Bowman Whitey Ford
c) Babe Ruth check
d) signed Dodgers ball with Jackie Robinson

[Vintagecatcher]

My 2016 goal was to continue with more catchers in the T207 set, pick up a few more T206 catchers with American Beauty backs, and maybe pickup the handful of cards that will complete my catcher card run in sets like: 1910 Old Mill (Thoss,) 1912 zeenuts (Claude Berry,) 1912 Home Run Kisses (Ralph Kreitz,) and lastly add some catcher memorabilia.

It was a down year compared to 2015 for me.

I was able to pick up a couple of T207 catchers: Red Kuhn (Cycle Back) and Paddy Livingston (A on Shirt) with a Napoleon back. All that remains is the pricey Irv Lewis to complete my T207 catcher run.



2017 Goals:

Still hoping to find these three cards:

Ade Thoss 1910 T210-6 Old Mill
Claude Berry 1912 Zeenut
Ralph Kreitz 1912 Home Run Kisses

Hope to find a few more catchers in the colored S74 silk as well.

Happy Holidays,

Patrick

[mattsey9]

From 2016:


1. Double my T206 collection from 50 to 100. Would like to include one Cobb in there somewhere. 0-1. T206 dropped off my radar this year. I think I'm at 55 or so. No current interest in the set.

2. Finish my 1934 Goudey set, at least the low numbers and get close on the highs.I'm down to 11, including the blue Gehrig. The rest are commons, mostly highs,

3. Find a T204 of Andy Coakley for my 1908 Cubs players collection.DONE!!!!!

4. Finally start working on a 1953 Bowman color set.Started!!!! 25% Done.

5. Collect the 2016 Heritage set and make sure not to dwell around the shiny stuff any more than this.Pretty successful at not going wild. Topps Now got me for a few cards.


For 2017:

1. Work to finish 1934 Goudey.

2. Have a come to Jesus meeting with myself on what to collect next. T205 is calling my name, but I want to pare down my collection first to make space/funds for it.

3. Break the grip that my old commons have on me from the 80s and find them another home.

4. Write at least one more player bio for SABR.

[pawpawdiv9]

2016 goals:
1. Try and obtain a lower grade 51 Mays (sold my 7oc) DONE
2. Cobb Bat-on T206 (low grade 2-3?) to complete my 4 cobb run and make a nice display. DONE *but later sold the red/green to make it all PSA
3. Wishing for a 33 Ruth someday?? DONE *but later sold for other goals
4. Might grab a Wagner piece DONE FanCraze 1906
5. Might do some upgrades--like a RED CoBB Lenox back. LOL HA HA No chance

Postwar-
1. Not much here- Rookie wise ..seems to me i be focusing more on pre-war this year
DONE *re-acquire a nice Nolan ryan RC.


GOALS 2017
1. Add one/or more Cal Ripken RC's (already have 1)
2. Replace my T206 Cobbs (red/green) in PSA holders

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Here was our "2016 Goals" thread, so we can see how we did: 2016 Goals

Funny how things shift. In last year's goals, I was working on my N-card runs. I abandoned that project pretty quickly and decided to complete a T205 set and begin T207 as part of my T205, T206, T207 run.

I'm down to under 60 cards left for T207 and my goal is to get close to completion by the end of the year. Have about 30 Broadleaf/Cycle cards left and several biggies, so that may not be doable, but I'm going to get as close as I can.

Aside from sets, just continuing to add other pre-war issues including international and trade/advertising cards.

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

First of all, this is my first active year on Net54 so I wanted to thank all of you. A great group who consistently shares their knowledge for the betterment of our community.

I would like to echo this sentiment, as it is also my first year on Net54, and I have shared a very similar, positive experience. Incredible community you've assembled here, Leon.

Top Pickups of 2016
T207 Grover Hartley
My First Jackie Robinson
My First Mickey Mantle


2017 Goals
1A) Buy a House
1B) Save for a Wedding for 2018
Y) Knock out 1948-1960 Cleveland Indians Team Sets
Z) Snag as many T206s and Vintage/Pre-War HoFers as possible


Obviously collecting is at the bottom of the list, but I still need a balance of fun in my life. Going to try and accomplish Y and Z as best I can in between saving for 1A and 1B.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May God Bless everyone's 2017 with a plethora of good fortune and happiness!

[egri]

I'd like to make some progress on my signed 1953 Topps set, in particular the high numbers. My goal for 2016 was to reach 200; I just won #263 Johnny Podres, to put me at 230. Over the past year, I was able to knock out a lot of the guys who died in the 60s and 70s, including Newsom, Dressen, Kinder, Grasso, etc. I'd like to pick up #169 Dizzy Trout, as he is the last Red Sox I need.

[Nunzio11]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

First of all, this is my first active year on Net54 so I wanted to thank all of you. A great group who consistently shares their knowledge for the betterment of our community.

I'd also like to echo this sentiment. Since I joined the forum in the mid-summer I can honestly say I have logged on multiple times a day, everyday. I must have read every thread since joining. I'm totally hooked. The knowledge, expertise and respect on the forum is amazing. As I'm just starting out I'd like to thank you all for allowing me to be a part of your collecting journey, it's extremely motivating.

2016 Highlights - A year of firsts for me
Mantles - 64, 67(2), 68
Aarons - 56, 71
Started a couple sets
Numerous other HOFers, Rookies, etc

2017 Goals
1 - A more focused approach
2 - Pre-war

A quick note which may only interest me. I made a handful of purchases on B/S/T over the last 4 months. It turns out one member I bought from lives 10 minutes away here in Maryland, another member I bought from lives 5 minutes from my parents house and where I grew up in NY. As big as the world is, it can a tight knit community when you surround yourself with good people.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all!
Tony V