Signed Set Collectors

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

I am not going to say that I am working on these sets, because there are always those near impossible cards that I won't/can't afford, but I pick up as many different as I can find from:

1956 Topps
1961 Topps
1967 Topps
1978 Topps

78 is probably my closest set, having been my first exposure to cards in general too. Munson would keep me from 100%, even if I could find the rest. I can't even close out my favorite team set that year though thanks to a stingy signing Ed Goodson!

1956 would be my favorite set, but too many high dollar cards keeping me well from completion.

I was this close to convincing myself to start the 56 set in earnest because there were both Jackie Robinson and Clemente signed examples on eBay (still are I believe) but I'm married and would like to stay married for now. 78 is funny because even though I'm not "working" it, it's probably the farthest along I am with a set from the lots I've picked up over the past few months. No toughies, but if you shoot me a need list sometime I check and see if I have anything you need.

[MooseDog]

I've been working on 1990 Leaf and 1992 Fleer Ultra baseball sets, and 1992-93 Upper Deck Hockey set since they came out. I'm down to 90 in the Leaf, 150 in the Ultra, and 43 in the Upper Deck. I'm considering ending the quest for several reasons, the foremost being I can't afford the cost of the guys I need that don't sign TTM and in the case of the Leaf, it will never be complete as Kelly Gruber won't sign his card from that year (he's wonderful in person and a very willing signer with a great autograph, but he just won't sign that card).

The Upper Deck hockey set has a few dozen European players I'd have a lot of trouble trying to track down and I need a couple of Rangers who are under contract with Steiner and I'm not going to pay those prices.

Despite all this it is a very challenging and fun quest, and I hold in very high esteeem those who have managed to complete even one small signed set, let alone a massive project like a Topps set.

Anybody who can help me with any of these sets please PM me and I'll forward my want list.

[mrmopar]

I appreciate it, but I actually have no clue. I bought a partial set some time back with 400+ different, but I have them sorted by player. Sometimes I see one and get it thinking I need it and have it, sometimes I will be adding cards to boxes and realize i didn't have one I always thought I had. I may be the least organized of the "semi-origanized" people out there.

Originally Posted by sbfinley

I was this close to convincing myself to start the 56 set in earnest because there were both Jackie Robinson and Clemente signed examples on eBay (still are I believe) but I'm married and would like to stay married for now. 78 is funny because even though I'm not "working" it, it's probably the farthest along I am with a set from the lots I've picked up over the past few months. No toughies, but if you shoot me a need list sometime I check and see if I have anything you need.