I hate the "except for.." in my PC

[Tere1071]

About two months ago, my friend gave me most of his childhood collection: Topps Baseball 1967-1969. Each one is missing quite a bit of the commons and the condition of each set is pretty bad, but that's not too much of a problem. What he didn't have were all of the major stars. I will have to live without the 67 high numbers, missing all of the cards for Clemente; Mantle; Bench; Ryan; Aaron (67,69); Mays (67,68); Reggie Jackson (69); plus many of the stars that don't command the same amount of money. This is not a complaint, but it's going to take me quite awhile to put these three sets together- just like when I was a beginning collector in the early 1970s. I am reliving my childhood!

Phil aka Tere1071

[Harliduck]

The one that glares for me is my 54 Bowman set mentioned earlier...mine is "except for Ted Williams..." and that does bother me. I've been looking for the right deal for too long...lol.

The "except for..." has caused me to not start most sets such as 52 Topps. My OCD can't stand things not complete...

[riggs336]

Ruth, Ruth, Ruth

R306 Butter Cream EXCEPT FOR RUTH
W575-2 EXCEPT FOR RUTH
E253 Oxford EXCEPT FOR RUTH

When the cost of one card exceeds the cumulative cost of the other cards in the set, it's a problem. At least for me.

[Yoda]

[QUOTE=riggs336;2392401]Ruth, Ruth, Ruth

R306 Butter Cream EXCEPT FOR RUTH
W575-2 EXCEPT FOR RUTH
E253 Oxford EXCEPT FOR RUTH

When the cost of one card exceeds the cumulative cost of the other cards in the
set, it's a problem. At least for me.[/Just to add another: Uncle Jack's.

[butchie_t]

My "never will have" exists in post 80's sets. More specifically the 1990 Topps set. I never will have the Frank Thomas NNOF. That is the big one for me. My sets only go back to 69 Topps and with very few exceptions, I have been successful in getting the hard to get ones for those respective years.

But Mr Thomas and I will never be together unless I dumb luck stumble across one somewhere. Just not likely to happen.

Butch Turner

[darkhorse9]

My sets are all post-war. Haven't dove into attempting any pre-war yet. So my "except for..." includes;

1949 Bowman set - except for Robinson, Paige, Snider, Doby
1952 Topps set - except for high numbers
1954 Bowman - except for Ted Williams
1959 Fleer set - except for "Ted Signs"
1960 Leaf Set - except for 2nd series
1971 Topps Football - except for Bradshaw Rookie
1980-81 Topps Basketball - except the Bird/Magic/Ervin card

Hoping to know one or two off my list by the end of next year but some may take a long time or even never.