My Countdown To Completion - 60 Years Of Baseball Cards

[Volod]

My feeling is that it would be difficult to enjoy and/or appreciate a large set that was purchased complete, as it would be simply an expensive possession sitting on a shelf. On the other hand, the essence of the collecting hobby is the care and dedication required to find individual cards, not to mention the satisfaction gained from making wise purchases and bargain hunting. As the sage observed, the reward is not as much in ownership as in the pursuit.

[darkhorse9]

I would whole-heartedly agree with assembling a set individually. It gave me so much more satisfaction that way.

Usually I will buy a large grouping of commons from one dealer (usually at a show) to get a good rate and a good start and then begin the task of adding the missing cards. Going to a show and wandering around for an hour finding the best possible price for a 1961 Mickey Mantle is actually a lot of fun. You also learn to appreciate some of the common cards much more when they become a quest.

BTW. I took another step towards completing my 1961 set today. I got a Earl Battey All-Star card for my high numbers.

A few more are in the mail and on their way. I am down to 15 cards needed

568 Skowron AS
569 Herrera AS
571 Mazeroski AS
572 B Robinson AS
573 Boyer AS
575 Banks AS
576 Maris AS
577 Aaron AS
578 Mantle AS
579 Mays AS
580 Kaline AS
581 F Robinson AS
584 Perry AS
586 Ford AS
589 Spahn AS


Looking for bargains for them slows the search down, but once I do I'll have a complete run back to 1960.