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How focused are you in your set collecting?
I've been reading threads and I've noticed that there are many set collectors on the board and I wonder how focused are you? Meaning, do you buy cards from other years/sets or do you buy only for that particular set?
I'm a huge Braves fan and I'm in the process of collecting Topps base cards for every Braves player, from '51 to today. I rarely buy cards/collectibles outside of that specific aim, but when I do it's based solely on the look of the card or the collectible; I'm working on cultivating a baseball theme for my office, focusing on the worldwide appeal that is our beloved game. Right now I have japanese cards, venezuelan cards, some bobbleheads, pennants, magazines/scorecards, and autographed baseballs/cards. So, how many of you are only focused on your set and how many of you collect your set, but buy other cards/collectibles that have nothing to do with the set you're trying to complete? |
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I try to stay focused, otherwise the budget can spiral out of control very quickly.
I've even got it down to only buying cards by series. I start any set off by completing series one, then move on to series two etc. Much the way the sets were completed in their original years. My goal is to have a complete set from every year. I've completed my run of Topps sets (except for 1952 High numbers) Because of that I'm currently working on series 5 of the 1952 Bowman set to count for my 1952 complete set. When that set is done I'll move on to the 1950 Bowman set and then work my way into the 1940's |
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+1. Exactly the way I work on sets. Great way to stay focused. Each series is like completing a small set. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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That being said, I've started to really focus on American Topps lately, but I imagine that's mostly to do with the fact that VZ Braves cards are pretty dry at the moment over on eBay. LOL |
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I am mostly focused on several player runs and a couple of team sets. However I do stray occasionally, like picking up an Exhibit here and there because I think they're cool, or picking up a single for a signing if the fee is cheap enough and I like the guy.
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I am working (61, 64) or upgrading (67, 68, 71, 72) several sets now. I am mainly a set collector, but an avid variation hunter.
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Most of my focus is on my Indians type set. I am getting to the point where the oldies are so scarce that they seldom appear( Valo Sugardale, E-107, Piedmont Art Stamp) and when they do the cost is out of sight. Most of my acquisitions these days are the newest releases.
I also have sets from my youth '59-61 and I will upgrade cards in those from time to time. |
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For those of you old enough to remember, my collecting focus is like a "super ball" being thrown into a concrete room!
I get close to a set then start two others, then two more. I am under 50 on each set from the 1950's except for the 1951 Bowman and 1952 Topps and so hopefully I will settle down and complete them one at a time. I have a good friend that is a CPA with a very controlled process, he starts and finishes a set without ever looking at another year. I really don't know which way is more fun? |
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Pretty much anything and everything including Pre-War, nonsports, sets, etc. Working on a LOT of Topps sets. Ebbs and flows depending on what I find. If I find really good non-set stuff, I'll buy it and then when I don't I will work on the sets...........
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Sets and I lack focus. My focus is on a run from 54-present. With second sets of all sports in the 1970s and thirds of BB from 73-79.
That being said, I've the three big high number sets (61,66 & 67) to complete, a couple big cards from 54&55 and the more common sets of 62 and 65 left to go. Yet, I still can't seem to focus on any one set at a time.
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The toughest part for me is finding things outside of my set that I really like, I buy it at a decent price, and then think back on how many cards I could have got for my set. For example, I just bought a Hank Aaron bobblehead, great piece and I love it, but I could have bought 5 to 10 cards, maybe more, for my set. Can you both regret and not regret a purchase at the same time? LOL
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extremely.
mostly basic topps/opc player sets and some completed several times over. i also collect random oddball cards dating from the 1800's and up. |
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I am working on 55, 56, 58, and 59 sets, but if I see something that catches my eye, I buy it....within my budget of course.
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Building 50's sets and purchase all kinds of vintage. 1955:206/206 complete 1956: 298/341 complete 1957: just starting 1958:515/534 complete; 1 base, 2 numerical checklists and 16 yellow letters 1959: 513/572 1959 PSA 6: 40/572 1965: 352/598 1966: 447/598 1967: /609 1968: /598 1969: 562/664 1970: 635/720 1971: 717/752 |
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I'm trying to do a Cubs set run like you are with the Braves eventually, right now focusing on '62, '65 and '67 Cubs because those are my favorite Topps sets from the 1960's. The good news with the Cubs is in most of those years they sucked, and even Ernie Banks besides his '54 RC will not break the bank in most sets. Billy Williams, who would have been Mr. Cub had it not been for Banks - is so cheap he could almost be a common in some of the later 60's sets.
Disciplined? I'm not at all. Shiny objects (stars) from the 1950's through 70's routinely catch my eye and deplete my funds. Witness the '58 Clemente I bought with Christmas money last year, and then the '55 Jackie Robinson I bought out of the blue a few months ago and had to sell other cards to fund. I admire dedicated set collectors, always have. It's just not me. I'm 40 and hope I can complete the 3 years worth of team sets I mentioned above before I'm 50...
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For those in the know, I've never handled a Topps coin before. Are they comparable in size to a quarter? Bigger? Smaller? Thanks. |
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I have tried to reign in my focus. I get into a set and finish it to 50-75% and lose interest and chase something else.
Right now I am building a graded 1950 Bowman set, in PSA 3-7 and am 15% done after about 6 months of building. I am also slowly building 1972 and 1979 Topps in binders, about 30% done with 72 and 95% done with 79. It was going really well but i saw a killer deal on the 'bay for 13 PSA graded 1953 Bowman cards. This set is on my radar and so I was only able to go back and forth on it for about 2 days before I pulled the trigger on it but now that has me looking at 1953 Bowman auctions and I see myself losing focus again.....UGH |
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I was able to focus and complete a Mantle run. I was not able to complete 52 topps or 41 play ball, despite the latter only consisting of 72 cards. It's difficult for me to stay focused on a specific set when there are so many great cards out there I want.
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I'm a set collector whose main focus is usually a single set....1958 Topps baseball at the moment. However, to make sure I don't get bored with it I tend to take on smaller projects as well. Just finished the 1974-75 OPC WHA hockey set at 66 cards. A nice break from 58 Topps but now I'll return my focus there.
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Hiya Chris, Brian Powell here. Regarding the exact size of the 1964 / 1971 Topps Coins, bro, after failing to find an exact diameter spec online, I checked my old Krause Standard Cat. It says the diameter is 1 1/2", which sounds right. That comes to 38.1 mm. I remember they're bigger than a quarter, and really, a very pleasing size in the hand, as are the Salada and Armour coins. So, that makes them even distinctly larger than the size of a half-dollar, which is 30.6 mm in diameter. The diameter of a quarter is 24.3 mm.
In fact, I would say the 1964 and 1971 Topps coins are the exact same size as the 1963 Salada Baseball and 1962 Salada football and hockey, which are all metal, with the essential metal design the same. That also goes for the 1965 Old London coins, who were produced by the same people that did the 1964 Topps all-star coins. Enough of my minutiae palabre! Hope ALL is well with you. ---Brian Powell Last edited by brian1961; 05-29-2017 at 10:37 AM. |
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Haha, schoooled by the master . Thanks Brian! Hope all is well with you. I owe you an email--had some unexpected medical issues pop up with the little guy that has taken up a bit of my attention lately.
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