It's that time again: what are your goals for 2012

[KenBoyerCollector]

Now that it's almost the end of the year, I am starting to make collecting goals for 2012. For me, I would like to knock out three SGC-graded Cardinal team sets. I've settle a year from three decades: 1956 Topps (SGC 80 or higher), 1960 Topps (SGC 84 or higher), and 1972 Topps (SGC 84 or higher).

A year from now, I will be happy if I all three sets are finished \

What are your goals for 2012?

[ALR-bishop]

What made you a Boyer/Cardinals collector ? I am from St Louis originally ( 1950 to 1985 and 1990 to 1995. Went to Series in 3 stadiums..1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2004, and 2006 . Did not make 2011 but got a ticket for a son at SLU to game 6

[KenBoyerCollector]

Actually, I never watched Boyer play -- he played before I was born. I am 35. I did some research on him and liked what I read so I decided to collect him. I liked how all the others spoke about him, including Musial. I also enjoy the history of the Cardinals.

I have lived in the greater Syracuse area my whole life. The reason why I am a Cardinals fan is because 1982 was the first year that I watched the World Series and the Cards won. I have liked them ever since -- from Ozzie to Vince Coleman to Mark McGwire to Pujols and others today.

It's tough being a Cards fan in New York -- all my friends, my brother and others are Yankee fans.

I only been to St. Louis once. In 2006, the first year of the new stadium. I watched a Cards/Brewers game near the end of the season. The Cards were struggling and they defeated the Brewers that night. It was the game where the scoreboard showed that the Braves defeated the Astros, helping the Cards. The whole stadium started to do the Atlanta chop! It was awesome

[novakjr]

Baseball
1)Finish piecing together my Topps sets from '75-79, and further progress on the early 70's..
2)the last of the key rookies from the 60's from my wantlist in lower-mid grade
1962 Uecker(not really key, I just want one)
1963 Stargell
1963 Rose
1967 Seaver
1967 Carew
1968 Ryan
3)Progress on the rest of my post-war HOF rookie want-list. One or more of either '54 Aaron, Banks, '55 Clemente, Koufax, '52 Mathews, Wilhelm, D. Williams, '51 Bowman Mantle, Mays, '49 Bowman Snider, Paige, Campanella, Robinson, Ashburn, Lemon, Roberts '48 Bowman Musial in lower grade.
4) No specific want-list, just more pre-war HOF, preferably rookies(or close) in low-grade.
5)a few more Harper's Weekly woodcuts..

Boxing/Wrestling
1)get last 2 cards for '38 Churchman Boxing set.
2)More progress on '48 Magic Photo Boxing and Wrestling.

Football
1)Progress on Heisman winner rookie cards..

Anyways. My comp crashed last week, and of course I didn't have anything backed up, so my checklists need to be completely re-done. So, I guess off the top of my head, these are my main goals..

[almostdone]

To finish my HOF collection (again). I thought I had completed it within my parameters in the spring but somehow missed two players that I shouldn't have that were never on my master list I used through the whole time.
Still need Joe Kelley and Jake Beckley from the T206 set.

Other than that just to comtinue to pick up cards I like. I have a few desires of quirky cards like a 53 Brodowski and a 66 Ueker to name a few. I suppose the big hope is to get a few other cards from various big names I only have one of. Like a 53 Jackie Robinson, a 54 Ted Williams and maybe a nice 50's example of a Mantle.

If some money starts to unexpectedly fall I suppose I would like to try to start the 52 Bowman set I have been dreaming about but I think that will probably take a few more years (and kids out of the house) to start to take shape.

Drew

1.) Acquire one 1967 Venezuelan Topps #9 Luis Tiant
2.) Complete 1970 Ovenca set
3.) Continue working on 1967 Topps Venzuelan League, 1967 Venzuelan Topps Major League, 1964 Venezuelan Topps.

[mjmj1966]

My first goal is to get rid of all my cards after 1979 except HOFers. Second, is to focus and stay focused on my Philly A's and Phillies vintage collection. Hopefully I can complete some team sets by the end of 2012.

Mike

[robsbessette]

I'm going to take a crack at 1953 Bowman color. It's always been one of my favorites. I'm basically starting from scratch, so if anyone has some I'd love to trade!

[JasonL]

I would love to finish off my PSA player collections of the following players:
Jim Rice
Dwight Evans
Roy Campanella
Ron Cey
Ozzie Smith
Kirby Puckett

we will see!

[paulcarek]

Great thread! Always cool to see what other collectors are up to.

My goals for 2012:

1. Finish '52 Bowman (7 high-numbers to go)

2. Finish '75 and '77 Topps to complete my '73 through '80 "pack-opening years" run (handful left, I've just been lazy)

3. Add playing-days card of two of the following: Ruth, Gehrig, Wagner, Johnson, Lajoie, Speaker

4. Start a new, not overly ambitious set project ('63 Fleer, '64 Topps Giants are a couple of possibilities)

[zljones]

Take a long break from collecting, so I can pay my credit card company back for all the charges I made.

[horzverti]

Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade

[HRBAKER]

Continue that slow march to the completon of my 1959 Bazooka set.