Building the '75 set. I'd love some advice, please

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by kamikidEFFL

The main thing is patients.

Having patients takes patience

[kamikidEFFL]

Good look on the spelling correction. I spoke into my IPad so doesn't always spell stuf right but good lookin out.

[the 'stache]

This set is driving me nuts. This set has so many issues, it's just maddening. The centering is atrocious, and too often when you find a centered card,the card is diamond cut. The corners and edges aren't generally bad, and you can tell how clean they are easily, thanks to the coloring. But the printing imperfections are all over the place. Little print bubbles..I'm going to have nightmares about them soon.

I see this set being sold near mint. I'd love to take a look at some of the cards from these sets, because I guarantee you they won't be near mint. I can't imagine a lot of people take the time to build this set from the ground up.

[mgugs46]

I actually started this set a while ago, as i was born in 75 ... I was going to do both the mini and regular sized set. Had the same frustrations with buying near mint lots that all too often had those pesky print dots. Got some great looking cards from packs from bbce, but the prices have really jumped the last year or so.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by mgugs46

I actually started this set a while ago, as i was born in 75 ... I was going to do both the mini and regular sized set. Had the same frustrations with buying near mint lots that all too often had those pesky print dots. Got some great looking cards from packs from bbce, but the prices have really jumped the last year or so.

And that's the problem with buying lots. While the cards may be in near mint condition, the print dots are a major eye sore. The only real way to avoid them is to buy the cards individually. If you buy 200 mint cards, I'm betting you might get 20 cards without any print flaws. So, you end up buying them again, anyway.

It's ok, I'm in no rush to complete this set. It will be done right. When it is done, should I ever want to, or need to sell it, it would command a premium for its superior visual quality.