Set Collectors - Report in your progress!

[carlsonjok]

I got back into collecting in late 2010 and started building sets at the start of 2011. The second set I completed that year was 1974 Topps. Not long after I decided to work on the master set, but card 599 (San Diego small print) always eluded me. To be perfectly candid, I rarely gave it much thought and when I did I found that the card was selling for $30 or more. It wasn't that I couldn't afford it, but I was just loath to spend that kind of coin on a common card*

Fast forward 14 years and a good friend just sent me that card, so now I have completed the master set.

* It seems rather quaint now that I would be so reluctant to spend $30 on a common since I am trying to build 1967 Topps and am mostly down to high numbers (I'm looking at you, Mike Shannon)

[ALR-bishop]

The older I get the harder it is for me to spot/see large v small print variants like that one . Congrats on 74 and good luck on 67

[Gorditadogg]

I am still working on my NMt-y 65T set, but I am getting farther away from finishing. I thought I was down to 40 cards, but then I made the mistake of looking through what I had, and I found about 60 cards that need to be upgraded. So now I have 100 to go. Here is my Mantle, and my latest pickups.

[ALR-bishop]

Great Looking cards Al

[jayshum]

I recently picked up the last 1969 Topps Super I needed to complete my set - Yaz.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Picked up the last card I needed to complete my 1952 Topps gray back run. I honestly thought I would never finish....could not have done this without help from a number of N54 friends - Ted, Billy and Dale thanks for keeping an eye out and searching auction sites.

Fini!

Congrats again, Zach.
Great accomplishment!

[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

I am still working on my NMt-y 65T set, but I am getting farther away from finishing. I thought I was down to 40 cards, but then I made the mistake of looking through what I had, and I found about 60 cards that need to be upgraded. So now I have 100 to go. Here is my Mantle, and my latest pickups.

Last Sunday evening I made several eBay purchases myself which allowed me to complete the '65 set I'd been working on. Now I'm waiting like a little kid on Christmas Eve for the mail every day. This has to be, IMHO, the nicest looking set of the 1960s. 1967 is great, as is 1961, and I know a lot of people love 1962, but these are beautiful.

[Big J]

Congrats on the 52's and 65's guys. I like the look of the 65 set also. I am 23 cards away from a 55 Topps set, including the print variations. I still need the big rookies and a few of the other stars. I am also about a third of the way into a 54 Topps Scoop set and I already have the Ruth. Good luck hunting for the rest of your sets everyone.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Last Sunday evening I made several eBay purchases myself which allowed me to complete the '65 set I'd been working on. Now I'm waiting like a little kid on Christmas Eve for the mail every day. This has to be, IMHO, the nicest looking set of the 1960s. 1967 is great, as is 1961, and I know a lot of people love 1962, but these are beautiful.

Yes, 65T is a great-looking set. As a kid I remember I really liked the pennants with the team names.

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[jchcollins]

Nothing particularly to write home about, as I still have a ways to go on all - but I'm trying to motivate myself, LOL. I do tend to get the "big cards" out of each set first also as motivation, so that's true in large part here and helps out tremendously at least in terms of thinking of future expense.

1956 Topps: 70/342, 20% complete.

1963 Topps: 135/576, 23% complete.

1972 Topps: 367/787, 46% complete.

[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Nothing particularly to write home about, as I still have a ways to go on all - but I'm trying to motivate myself, LOL. I do tend to get the "big cards" out of each set first also as motivation, so that's true in large part here and helps out tremendously at least in terms of thinking of future expense.

1956 Topps: 70/342, 20% complete.

1963 Topps: 135/576, 23% complete.

1972 Topps: 367/787, 46% complete.

I'm with you - get the big ones done and the rest don't look that bad. Just started looking at 1964, and Mantle and Rose are out of the way. When I get to '63, this method will be sorely tested because of that darn Rose...

[danx]

Finally getting closer on completing my 72 Topps Set - 5 to go: Bench, Rose, Ryan and Bahnsen/Reed on the high numbers. Been a journey.

Was thinking of shifting back to focusing on 71 Topps, but may need a break from the high number insanity and will probably work on completing the 78 Topps, instead.

Rounding out the tails on a 70s set run - have had 73-77 done for a while.

[ALR-bishop]

Congrats on 65 Dewey

Jay---also congrats, the 69 Super set ( odd name for little cards) is one of my favorites....other than that horrible Pete Rose

Ben---on 55 variants, have you seen this site ?

https://baseballcardvariationsguideb...ps-1955-topps/

[mikemb]

Finally completed my 1959 Topps Set. The last card was #564 Mantle AS. My set totals 612 cards as I have included variations and some print variants.

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This is probably the last large Topps set I'll complete. The ones I don't have complete either would be too expensive to complete or I am not really interested in the set/design.

So now I am working on the set of 1961 Fleer Pennant Decals (have 16 of 48) and 1965 Topps Transfers (have 20 of 73). The 65 transfers are the only insert set from 1965 to 1970 (when I collected as a kid) that I have not completed.

Mike

[ALR-bishop]

Mike---congrats on the 59 set. It is the first one I finished and a sentimental favorite

The 65 Transfers are sure delicate. Much different form the 66s. There is one true variation , Hunt shown at 2B or SS

Don't know many others that collect the 61 Fleer pennants. The team logos seem to be more popular

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by mikemb

Finally completed my 1959 Topps Set. The last card was #564 Mantle AS. My set totals 612 cards as I have included variations and some print variants.

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This is probably the last large Topps set I'll complete. The ones I don't have complete either would be too expensive to complete or I am not really interested in the set/design.

So now I am working on the set of 1961 Fleer Pennant Decals (have 16 of 48) and 1965 Topps Transfers (have 20 of 73). The 65 transfers are the only insert set from 1965 to 1970 (when I collected as a kid) that I have not completed.

Mike

Congrats. What was the most difficult variation?

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Congrats. What was the most difficult variation?

None of the variations were hard to find, the hardest part was finding them at a reasonable price. For me the most difficult to find at a decent price was #416 Haywood Sullivan with no circle in copyrite symbol c and no period after U.S.A

The hardest print variant to find was #313 Frank House with complete HRs for 1954 and 1955.

Mike

[DHogan]

I only have 9 more common cards to finish a high grade 1971 baseball. I needed something to make me crazy. My favorite set is my 1967 baseball set. I remember the nuns in catholic school confiscating them from me in 3rd grade.

[ALR-bishop]

Dave---depending on which cards and how many they took it might make those nuns guilty of felony theft

[DHogan]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Dave---depending on which cards and how many they took it might make those nuns guilty of felony theft

That might be the reason you don't see many nuns around anymore. They're all living the good life some where.

[CardBoredom]

Just hit 75% on my 1952 Topps project with the addition of Card #278 Al Clark.

[Zach Wheat]

Nice. A fun set to collect

[stlcardsfan]

Originally Posted by DHogan

That might be the reason you don't see many nuns around anymore. They're all living the good life some where.

Especially if they were high numbers

[mikemb]

Picked up this 1972 Fleer Baseball Quiz card recently. This is my 30th different yellow version. The checklist I have lists 34 different so 4 more to go.

I am not actively pursuing the white version with no team logos. I have 5 of those but only get them when I find them for under $10.

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Mike

[ALR-bishop]

I can confirm 34 yellows with 4 being very tough. I have 28 Whites, and hope that's all of them

[darkhorse9]

My problem is I always have too many sets going on at the same time. I really need to finally wrap up these odd groupings:

1936 Goudey - need 2 cards (Cuyler and Gomez)
1962 Topps Stamps - need 12
1955 Red Man - need 2 (Musial and Mays)
1963 Post baseball - need 13
1955 Double Header - 50% complete