1953 - 1980 Topps run put to bed

REGGIE206 · #1 06-17-2017, 02:10 AM

That is awesome!

robsbessette · #2 06-17-2017, 07:37 AM

Thanks guys, it's been a fun ride. Now time to upgrade and expand to other sets! I have always loved the post war stuff. For some reason the T cards don't do it for me as much.

ALR-bishop · #3 06-17-2017, 09:18 AM

.....and don't forget the variations

robsbessette · #4 06-17-2017, 09:45 AM

I've already started. Never thought I'd like them, but I have been pleasantly surprised so far.

baseballfan · #5 06-17-2017, 01:07 PM

congrats!!!!

heck of a run you got there. hope I can get there someday, all I got is time.

familytoad · #6 06-17-2017, 08:34 PM

Rob, I 'd like to congratulate you here too, after saying so on the OBC thread.
That's a great run!

I'm down to 27 which includes the 1952 low series but I haven't gotten one in months...maybe I don't want it to end

Of course, to me...it's a side project to go after the Topps run since the T's and the E's really do it for me

I might be able to help with 52 lows, but there are some Real Tipton mints 10 or Tipton gem mint 11's in there so you'd probably want to upgrade before you pull them out of the envelope LOL.

Once again, congrats on a very cool accomplishment!

robsbessette · #7 06-17-2017, 11:53 PM

Thanks Brian,

I appreciate the kind words. 52 is looming for me. What do you have left?

familytoad · #8 06-20-2017, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by robsbessette

Thanks Brian,

I appreciate the kind words. 52 is looming for me. What do you have left?

Hey Rob, if you mean what do I have left for my run, it's not a lot of big name stars , maybe 5 or 6 depending on your definition of that. But a few dumb 61, 66, 67 high numbers and even a couple 68's that have eluded me. Honestly, I haven't tried too hard to finish this year like I thought I would once I got down to the finish line. They'll show up sometime and I'll get there.

Congrats again...try a nice prewar set on for size , you'll hate it LOL

darkhorse9 · #9 06-20-2017, 09:00 AM

That's a big accomplishment. I know it motivated me for many years until I finally completed my run back to 1948.

My goal was to get a complete set from every year. I finished that earlier this year. I've got Topps sets from 1951 to today and Bowman sets for 1948-1950. My 1952 Topps set is just low numbers so I got the 1952 Bowman set as well.

My problem now is I'm feeling a bit bored. Post War sets aren't exciting me the way they should. I'm working on completing an oddball set for each year from 1940-1947, but that's a slow journey. Right now I'm just looking for 60's and 70's oddball sets to keep me occupied.

quitcrab · #10 06-18-2017, 04:41 AM

Congrats! U think you should start the Topps 55 double header set. Your going to live the oddball sets like fleer and red hearts.. Scott

g_vezina_c55 · #11 06-20-2017, 09:07 AM

Wow congratulations

How long to build all these set ?
Builded card by card or buy complete set ?
Great accomplishment

KCRfan1 · #12 06-20-2017, 11:19 AM

That's amazing Mark!

Mark70Z · #13 06-20-2017, 05:01 PM

Congrats on the completion. I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I like the floating heads (for some unknown reason). The Rose looks pretty nice as the final card.

ALR-bishop · #14 06-20-2017, 05:10 PM

Mark 9....there are a lot of 60s and 70s Topps odd ball. Some easy. Some hard . Some impossible

Mark 7...how disappointing about your fondness for floating heads :-0

robsbessette · #15 06-20-2017, 06:33 PM

I pieced most the sets together with larger lots. Would mainly try to buy in bulk and flip the cards I didn't need. That worked pretty well for me throughout the run. It gets harder as the sets get older, but that's expected.

I have completed 1950 - 1955 Bowman. Still have 48 and 49 to go. I feel like 49 is going to be a beast with Jackie and Paige in there.

I have also gone after the Fleer sets as well with just 1961 left to complete.

So all in all, pretty solid progress. I doubt I'll ever dip into prewar, but ya never know. I really like the subsets from the 60s and 70s so I may jump on that ship. 1971 Topps Greatest Moments are just plain awesome.

Right now I have a little collector ADD, but I'm sure I'll straighten it out eventually.

ALR-bishop · #16 06-20-2017, 08:18 PM

There are a bunch of great Fleer baseball sets between 1963 and 1981

spaidly · #17 06-23-2017, 08:30 PM

Impressive!

Vintagevault13 · #18 06-23-2017, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robsbessette

I pieced most the sets together with larger lots. Would mainly try to buy in bulk and flip the cards I didn't need. That worked pretty well for me throughout the run. It gets harder as the sets get older, but that's expected.

I have completed 1950 - 1955 Bowman. Still have 48 and 49 to go. I feel like 49 is going to be a beast with Jackie and Paige in there.

I have also gone after the Fleer sets as well with just 1961 left to complete.

So all in all, pretty solid progress. I doubt I'll ever dip into prewar, but ya never know. I really like the subsets from the 60s and 70s so I may jump on that ship. 1971 Topps Greatest Moments are just plain awesome.

Right now I have a little collector ADD, but I'm sure I'll straighten it out eventually.

Rob,

Congrats on the accomplishment. Just curious, how do you store your sets (binders, toploaders, etc.)?

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robsbessette · #19 06-24-2017, 09:58 PM

D ring binders with ultra pro pages. I really like being about to thumb through them. I have only kept a handful of cards in psa cases (Mantle and Mays 51 Bowmans). I crack all the others and add them to the binder.

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