2015 Collecting Goals

[Brian Van Horn]

No focus. No goals. Very relaxing.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

No focus. No goals. Very relaxing.

And no fun?

BTW Brian, if not a focus, what do you call your penchant for accumulating W504 cards?

Wishing you the best for 2015,
Val

[ValKehl]

My collecting goal for 2015 is the same as it has been for the past few years - i.e., to add to my collections of type cards, Walter Johnson cards, Sam Rice cards, and cards of all the other players on the 1924 Washington Senators Championship team.

Not being a traditional set collector, the only realistic chance I have of experiencing the euphoria of completing or nearly completing a "set" is with the Sam Rice cards (because too many type cards and WaJo cards are beyond my collecting budget). Although my OCD collecting disease requires that I strive for an example of every variation of every Sam Rice card (a "master" set), if I exclude the variations, to the best of my knowledge, I need only the following Sam Rice cards which are known to exist (either they are in the PSA/SGC pop reports or I know someone who has one) to achieve a "basic" set:

1917 Standard Biscuit (D350-2)
1925 Universal Toy & Novelty (W504) (hello Brian!)
1928 Harrington's Ice Cream (F50)
1931 Strip card (W502)

In addition, there may be Sam Rice examples in existence from the following card sets, however there are none listed in the PSA/SGC pop reports, nor have I ever seen any of these:

1917 Merchants Bakery
1921 Standard Biscuit (D350-3)
1921 Clark's Bread
1921 Queen City Cigar Store
1922 Strip card (W573)
1922 Haffner's Bread
1922 Lou Gertenrich

I'll be grateful for any help with any of these Sam Rice cards. Also, I'm looking to upgrade my poor example of Rice's 1917 Boston Store (H801-8) card.

Good luck to everyone with their collecting goals for 2015!
Val

[Brian Van Horn]

Val,

Mental illness mixed with an impish sense of humor:

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

Val,

Mental illness mixed with an impish sense of humor:

Hey Brian,
That really is a gorgeous example of Sam Rice's W504 card!

If you ever get the urge to do one act of kindness for me, just amend your will to bequeath this card to me in the unlikely event (because I am age 71) that your demise precedes mine (not that I would be rooting for this, of course)!
Best,
Val

[tonyo]

My goals from the 2014 thread:
1. Continue to develop and maintain a relaxed pace on all my collecting projects. I was ok the first half of the year, but became a bit too obsessed in the second half of the year.
2. 50's, 60's, 70's topps/bowman hofer run - acquire all the "easy" ones. down to 3 easy ones needed http://net54baseball.com/showthread....72#post1359272
3. Dabble with my t206 set - less than 10 left on my list to upgrade, pick up a few more less common backs to sprinkle into the mix. Check. down to 3 on my condition upgrade list, also picked up maybe a couple dozen less common backs and cards with backstamps or other interesting marks
4. Reach 100 different pre-war types. Check. Should receive a W502 Combs today to make it 100 different pre-war types
5. add to my e-card, t210, and t212 subsets. Picked up 8 e-cards from my want list. I'm down to 5 needed for my target subset now. I've pretty much decided to abandon my t210 and t212 subsets for now. I don't believe I added any from either this year.


My 2015 goals:
1. Develop and maintain a relaxed pace on all my collecting projects.
2. Continue to upgrade my t206 set by adding less common backs and cards with backstamps or other interesting period writing or marks.
3. Add a few cards from some of my favorite 30's sets to my pre-war type collection.
4. pick up two or three of the tougher cards from my post war topps/bowman regular issue hof run 48 thru 79. Still need five 52's, six 51topps, and these: http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=198147

Happy Holidays Everyone!

[GoudeyGum]

In 2015 I will continue working on the tough cards from the '41 Goudey set (I have only found 1 so far), and continue working on my T201 set. I also plan to add a few older graded world series tickets/stubs. I may also do a bit of type collecting to keep things interesting.

Good luck in 2015 everyone!

[Danny Smith]

2013

1. Finish t206 - No
2. Finish 1951 Bowman - No
3. Pick up a couple more e105s - Yes
4. Don't start any more sets until I finish 1 and 2 - No. Started 1952 Topps and t204

2014

1. Finish t206 - 70 left
2. Finish 1951 Bowman and 1952 Topps - little bit of progress
3. Pick up a couple more e105s - up to 30
4. Stop buying things that aren't part of my focus! - got about 20 t204s and completed 1986 Fleer Basketball set

2015

1. Finish t206
2. Finish 1951 Bowman and 1952 Topps
3. Pick up a couple more e105s - up to 30
4. Add 10 t204s
5. Enjoy all that life has given me

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by tonyo

My 2015 goals:
1. Develop and maintain a relaxed pace on all my collecting projects.
2. Continue to upgrade my t206 set by adding less common backs and cards with backstamps or other interesting period writing or marks.
3. Add a few cards from some of my favorite 30's sets to my pre-war type collection.
4. pick up two or three of the tougher cards from my post war topps/bowman regular issue hof run 48 thru 79. Still need five 52's, six 51topps, and these: http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=198147

Happy Holidays Everyone!

1. I did very well with this goal. only starting one new collecting project this year (t205 set). Moving along at a nice relaxed pace.
2. improved about 60 cards in my set including a few from the national
3. tattoo orbit Dizzy Dean, George c miller Goslin, delong Lefty Grove, cochrane, simmons, klein, goslin
4. I'm down to needing 3 52topps and 3 49 bowmans.

Happy Holidays everyone!

[Seiklis]

Step 1: Find the 1924 Diaz Cigarette of Guy Morton and Pete Donohue
Step 2: Find a 1933 Worch Cigar for Earl Averill
Step 3: Find a T207 Cleveland Nap Blank Back/Napoleon

Well looks like I'm carrying these 3 over. That said, finding the T216 VE of Bemis still made 2015 really strong for me