2014 post-war collecting goals ?

[tim]

2013 was a success! Finished the 1954 Red Heart Dog Food set (I'm a sucker for the smallish/food-issue sets).

2014 Goal: Finish the 1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips set -- I'm 4 cards away and already have The Mick.

[Robextend]

Finish up some sets:

1964 Topps Giants high grade set - 54/60
1964 Topps Giants signed set - 49/60
1986-87 Fleer Basketball all SGC 96 -121/132

Would like to make some more progress with my PostWar HOF RC set as well. Maybe pick up a nice '54 Aaron or a '51 Bowman Mays.

http://www.sgccardregistry.com/set.a...5&userset=4648

Also I am on the fence about starting a PostWar HOF signed RC project as well. I have about 10 or so, but i know I won't be able to acquire some...ever. Still mulling...

[Zach Wheat]

I would like to finish my '52 Topps set. I am missing some high numbers and the Page/Sain error as well as 2 other Campos variations (I have 1 red star / black star thanks to a board member). Al-R has got me thinking about trying to complete variations within the set....

If I do so, I will probably never finish given the infamous mid-series gray backs much less trying to pick up the "glossy" mid-series gray backs. I don't think I have ever even seen a mid-series glossy gray back.

Which leads to the question....at what point will I be "done" collecting the '52 Topps set?

Z Wheat

[timzcardz]

Well, last night I purchased a 1958 Topps, J.W. Porter Yellow Name Variation card. That was the last card I needed to complete the 1958 master set of all cards and all variations.

So at the moment I'm at a loss for what comes next, aside from better organizing and presenting my collection.

I'll continue to add to my Ripken collection as I always do.

Other than that, I'm contemplating the following, indecisively at the moment:

1955 or 1956 Topps
Hank Bauer
Random Type Collecting/whatever cards strike my fancy

[Vintagevault13]

I just completed my Hank Aaron Topps 1954-76 Topps regular issue collection. I was able to complete it pretty reasonably as I was lucky on some auctions and was willing to buy mid-grade cards. I will probably upgrade some in the future, but I am pretty excited to finish this as Hank is my favorite all-time player.

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

I just completed my Hank Aaron Topps 1954-76 Topps regular issue collection. I was able to complete it pretty reasonably as I was lucky on some auctions and was willing to buy mid-grade cards. I will probably upgrade some in the future, but I am pretty excited to finish this as Hank is my favorite all-time player.

That is awesome Ed, congratulations.

Question for you. Of these regular issued cards, do you have a favorite and runner up?

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by Samsdaddy

That is awesome Ed, congratulations.

Question for you. Of these regular issued cards, do you have a favorite and runner up?

Thanks Erik,

My favorite is 1957. The colors are great plus I love how the stadium scene is in the background. Overall, just a beautiful card.

My runner-up is the 1974 (main card) for sentimental instead of aesthetic reasons. 1974 is the first year I collected cards. It was also the year Hank broke Ruth's record and, as a kid growing up in Atlanta, this was a magical time.