Name your collection

[jb217676]

I'm focused on getting one card of every player in the baseball hall of fame:

http://www.psacard.com/PSASetRegistr...x?s=82644&ac=1

I'm also working on some hockey projects - 1963-64 Parkhurst Hockey in PSA 7-8 and a run of Wayne Gretzky regular issue O-Pee-Chee cards:

http://www.psacard.com/PSASetRegistr...t.aspx?s=75047

http://www.psacard.com/PSASetRegistr...t.aspx?s=79866

My entire collection can also be viewed by clicking on my sig. below.

[mintacular]

I've sort of moved away from set building for the most part, why spend big $ on commons/high #'s just to finish a set?

So besides a few sets that I do want to complete and upgrade ('57, 60, 71) I am focused on picking up classic cards, HOFers, and rookies. I'm also picking up cards that I just "like" for whatever reason, usually having to do with the pose/action/color combined with the design. I'm also wanting to pick up a few mid-grade 50s Mantles.

So in summary, I am picking up a few cards from each base set mostly Topps and Bowman that I like 1952-75. Also, have been working on a couple T206/T205 Team Sets of Cubs/Pirates, not to mention upgrading my Clemente master set. Good luck.

[Jmad]

You guys have some incredible collections!!! I look forward to being one of you someday answering a thread in the same manner!

[ChiefBenderForever]

League Leaders are a great idea, always great players on the card ! I love to look at the backs and see how many people just missed being on the front of the card, usually many by just a fraction of a point or two and you see how many years the superstars just barely were at the top and sometimes just missed it, and then you have the surprise year by some unknown who had one great year and you never know what happened to them again. Can't go wrong with the All-Star cards. Team cards are also really cool, especially if you have a few favorite teams, or just get as many as you can. Another project could be getting the first and last card of each set, although some will be tough and more expensive especially in the 50's !

[Jmad]

Anyone with an idea of when the LL and team cards started and more importantly ended (if they have)?? Sorry, I don't have a guide with me at the moment.

Another intriguing set may be the '59 Fleer Williams. Those are some great looking cards IMO and seem like they can be had fairly reasonably

[David Bender]

I'm a player collector (see sig) and focusing now on oddball items contemporary to their careers. Agree with the above - I'd rather collect something I can't find, rather than something I can't afford.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Originally Posted by Jmad

Anyone with an idea of when the LL and team cards started and more importantly ended (if they have)?? Sorry, I don't have a guide with me at the moment.

Another intriguing set may be the '59 Fleer Williams. Those are some great looking cards IMO and seem like they can be had fairly reasonably

Well I know they had league leaders in 1961 and up so maybe that was the first year. And yes 59 Fleer Ted Williams is classic, I wish the prices were what they are now when I put my set together, one of the coolest sets ever made, more like a comic book and great time to buy them is right now !!

[Jmad]

I think that may be the way to go- 59 Fleer Williams set it is. Crazy how exciting this is!!

[scmavl]

My longest running collection has been getting one signed Topps from each year (52-modern) of a HOFer. '52 of Ashburn, '53 of Spahn, '54 of Ford, etc... I've got maybe 25 or so, on up to more modern ones like an '83 Ripken. But the whole auto/forgery industry is getting so nasty, I've kind of lost heart.

Now, I'm just trying to get a nice card from most of the "legends" from the Ruth era on up. So far, I've got Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle... wait, am I done? I am also grabbing RCs from recent HOFers or likely HOFers while they're still "cheap". Pujols, Blyleven, Glavine, Raines, etc.

I also collect Harmon Killebrew, mainly because he is such a decent person. Musial too.

[bsuttonosu]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHarmonica

Well I know they had league leaders in 1961 and up so maybe that was the first year.

I've been collecting the Topps League Leader cards for awhile. Almost have the whole run. I highly recommend this as a collection. It's a relatively inexpensive way to get a ton of great players and to learn about guys you never realized had such great statistical seasons. '61 was the first year and I consider the master set to run through 1984. Topps ran a LL series every year for those 24 years. After that they didn't do it on a regular basis or didn't do it in the base product.

Obviously these aren't difficult cards to find so I try to keep the hunt fun and I'm in no hurry. I don't buy these on-line, only at shows. There are always plenty around so it gives me something to look for and talk about when I'm at a show.

My other major collection is a George Brett master set (from his playing years only). This one will keep me busy forever. Some of the oddball cards are tough to find. I have about 350 of the 700 unique cards that I've been able to identify. And yet I constantly come across new cards I didn't know about and aren't catalogued.