Set Collectors - Report in your progress!

[Tere1071]

On my 53 Bowman I picked up several low to mid-grade lots. I pulled the cards I needed and sold others. As I upgrade I have more singles to trade/sell. Right now I have about 47 extras, mostly in vg to vg/ex condition that I may trade towards a 1971 Topps Baseball set in vg condition. It can get pricy, but you have options with the extra cards you cannot use.

[Natswin2019]

I'm not one to usually collect sets because I usually just pick up singles that I want but I recently finished the 1969 Topps Pilots team set and have moved on to doing my first ever complete set in the 1950 Bowman. I've got 75 out of the 252 cards with a few of the HOFers already in Frisch, Mize, Appling, Slaughter and Kell. I've got the Newcomb rookie as well. I've got my eye on 5 or 6 more on ebay right now that i'm thinking of picking up soon.

[baseballfan]

finished my 1969 topps football set, finally!!!

moving closer on a couple others. I have too many started and not finished.

[egri]

I reached 254/274 on my signed 1953 Topps project last month, with two more I need in auctions ending soon. Technically there’s a third as well, but it’s part of a large lot of unrelated stuff and I can’t bring myself to go after all that for one card. I’m also starting signed Bowman Red Sox sets from the early 1950s. I’ve done some reading about those teams lately that’s given me a soft spot for them, and gotten good deals on some cards with vintage signatures.

[obcbeatle]

Finished my 54T set today. Well, kinda'. I opted to get 55T Banks & Kaline (2nd year cards) & I already had a 56T Aaron, to fill their slots in the 54T binder. I've never done this before. But there are some sets I just can't afford the HOF RC's. And the 2nd year cards are often WAY less expensive. Anyway, anyone else ever do this? I know some people won't consider the set done, but for me, I think it is :-)

[Natswin2019]

Picked up a few more cards for my 50 bowman set and am now just under 50% complete with 112/252

[jimmer77]

I am struggling with the last 80 cards of my 71 topps set...never thought it would be so tough.

[egri]

Originally Posted by egri

I reached 254/274 on my signed 1953 Topps project last month, with two more I need in auctions ending soon. Technically there’s a third as well, but it’s part of a large lot of unrelated stuff and I can’t bring myself to go after all that for one card. I’m also starting signed Bowman Red Sox sets from the early 1950s. I’ve done some reading about those teams lately that’s given me a soft spot for them, and gotten good deals on some cards with vintage signatures.

I'm up to 260 right now on the Topps. A member here sold me Roy Campanella, which I never thought I'd get with today's prices. I was the underbidder on a couple of auctions in last fall's REA and on eBay a couple months ago that could have gotten me up to 268, but they'll come up again. I posted my progress here: https://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=300164 . For the Bowmans, I've made some progress, but I've decided to mothball the 1950 and 1952 sets for now and focus on 1951. I picked up the Vern Stephens in February, so the only tough card I still need is Steve O'Neill.

[bks14sr]

52 Topps: 340/407 and 33 red backs/ 1 black back away from low number master set. Buying a few mid grade highs/month. Hoping to buy a Mantle later in the year

54 Topps: 250/250 as of last month, but now in search of a better #250

[DanP]

I just bought the last card for my 1965 set!

I figured I would need something to do over the winter since COVID restrictions meant we weren't going anywhere. Before COVID I didn't have any sets. I now have 1965 and 1970-2020 Topps Baseball, 1970 and 1980-87 Topps Football, 1989 Score Football, and 1988 Fleer Basketball (including stickers).

1965, 1970-1974 were put together the rest were purchased as complete sets. Most sets were from N54 board members.

I may start another set but plan on relaxing until the winter.

N54 was a tremendous help! Thanks, everyone!

[egri]

Originally Posted by egri

I'm up to 260 right now on the Topps. A member here sold me Roy Campanella, which I never thought I'd get with today's prices. I was the underbidder on a couple of auctions in last fall's REA and on eBay a couple months ago that could have gotten me up to 268, but they'll come up again. I posted my progress here: https://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=300164 . For the Bowmans, I've made some progress, but I've decided to mothball the 1950 and 1952 sets for now and focus on 1951. I picked up the Vern Stephens in February, so the only tough card I still need is Steve O'Neill.

I'm up to 261 with my 1953 Topps project. I picked up Bob Schultz last spring and just never updated my post here.