How long do you keep a set??

[Ronnie73]

It's probably different for everyone. The last "Set" I completed was a 1970-1979 Yankees PSA 8 decade set. I had a lot of fun building it but once that last card showed up, I lost interest in it and it just sat in a few boxes and now I've listed it on ebay to help fund the never ending chase of T206 front/back combo's. For me, the time building a set is most enjoyable. It brings me back to 1985 when I built my first Topps set one wax pack at a time.

[ls7plus]

While I have been almost exclusively a stars and HOF'ers collector, I am currently focused on one set from my youth, and have no intentions of parting with it upon completion.

Best wishes,

Larry

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Kevin--I am usually an accumulator myself. The thought of unloading a set is really pretty foreign to me. It's just that I am wading into new and pricey territory and anticipate needing funds to pursue it. At this point, I am not looking to move much in terms of baseball. I would likely be selling a complete '65 Topps Tallboy football set which is 100% SGC graded. Never been much of a football collector so it doesn't hurt as much I guess.

Sean--I totally agree. I could stand losing the football, I believe.

John--I have told my wife the same thing.

Derek--Keep going, sounds like you are about there!

Ronnie--Anything that I might sell would, like you, go to fund prewar baseball so I have an idea of where you are coming from.

Larry--I understand the idea of wanting to keep what you are working on. Even with entering prewar, I don't anticipate letting go of most of my postwar baseball for quite a while. The prewar I want to pursue would be for keeps.

[BearBailey]

Until death, and I will have to be gone for so long before the wife and kids can sell them off.
I've never sold a set in fact only 3 cards ever, I'd never say never but can't imagine selling them, I guess I am just an accumulator as well.

[PowderedH2O]

I've built the same set multiple times, multiple times. I also collect other things and have been known to sell off cards to buy comics. Then a year later sell them to buy records. Then sell those to buy cards. Can't make up my mind on anything...