It's that time again: what are your goals for 2012

[toppcat]

Funnily enough most of my goals have shifted dramatically in the last year as I went much more heavily into Non Sports.

On the baseball front I want to finish my '52 Topps Dodgers teams set, which is down to about a dozen highs. Still working on a few Topps baseball types, may finish all but the two or three toughest of those. Refocused my Monster into a Superbas team set and working on their T205 team set as well. Other than that I probably won't do any more baseball projects in 2012, although I'll possibly pick at my E card type run. I'll keep plugging on the "all genre" Topps type run thru 1980 though.

New projects: Topps and Bowman classic era NY Football Giants team sets and some Golden Age Topps NS sets such as World on Wheels and Freedom's War could be finished.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Pretty simple for me on the post-war side, just pick up the only three cards that I need for my collection, 1953-54 Venezuelan League - Luis Aparicio, 1963 San Diego Padres Team Issue - Tony Perez & 1952 Indianapolis Clowns Postcard - Hank Aaron. With only one example known to exist for each of these three cards, I should have them all in hand by around June or so.........

[the-illini]

My only postwar project is my autographed 1984 Topps set. I pick them up here and there, but I would like to focus a little more strongly on the project and get some more of the multi-player cards checked off my list.

Currently have approximately 160 signed cards from this set, but the large number of multi-player cards is making it a bear to complete.

[wolfdogg]

Finish off my 1952 Topps Low #s in both red and black....and any other '52 variations that I need......and maybe an Old Judge of Ryan, Williamson and Mullane...and maybe a few others like an Old Judge portrait(s)....since I sold my Phenom Smith and Ward portraits

[ValKehl]

Being mostly a pre-War collector, the my only post-War "gotta haves" are:
1952 National Tea bread label - Mickey Vernon
1959 Topps Venezuelan - Mickey Vernon
1953-54 Briggs Hot Dogs - 2-card panel with Pete Runnels

Runnels and Vernon were my 2 favorite Senators when I was a kid, and I have all their other cards.
Val

[BearBailey]

To Finish another set. My last card for a 1961 topps set is on its way so 2011's Goal will be accomplished. So 2012 another Set I am pretty close to a 54 bowman, otherwise 1963 Topps or 1965 Topps seem most likely.

[Wichita]

I am working on 3 projects...
1938 Goudey in medium grade (70% done)
1953 Bowman Color in high grade (75% done)
1986 Topps autographed set (70% done)

[Rickyy]

I have really slowed down on my type card collecting... but still need on my some on my ck list..... some are readily available (like the T3, T202) but haven't been motivated to get one yet...

T3
T202
E98
E105 Mello - Mint
I'd like a Topps Salesman's sample panel
Yoo Hoo NY Yankees card with a tab
More Exhibit HOF cards and SP Exhibit cards (both pre and post war) including variations

Ricky Y

[Scott T]

I hope to add the Kid Elberfeld - Washington - Portrait card to my ultra low grade T206 collection and continue to work on these sets:

1948 Bowman Football
1948 Bowman Basketball
1957 Bowman Basketball
1961 Bowman Basketball


...and most importantly, add some other highly desirable (but virtually worthless) Nate Colbert oddball cards/memorabilia to my collection!

[betafolio2]

My biggest goal for '12 is to finish my NM-MT unslabbed 1971 Topps set. I've been working on it off and on since 1984, and I'm happy to say I'm down to TWO cards, 649 and 650. Figures both are SP high numbers. It's impossible to find these on eBay for less than $$$ (read: big bucks), but I'm patient enough to wait for a good auction deal. Other than the '71s, my other goal is to keep accumulating good examples of Topps cards (commons mostly) from the 1960-1968 sets -- and to keep working on my '59 Topps set.

[mintacular]

I've applied the KISS principle on myself (Keep It Simple Stupid) as it comes to collecting this year...Upgrade/complete '57, 71, 75 BB sets. Pick up a few nice Clementes and Mantles this year. Not sure I will have enough $ in 2012 but at some point would like a few HOFers/key cards from t206/T205. (Cobb, WoJo, etc.). Maybe add a Hindu or BL if the $ is right...

[nebboy]

I need to slow down on collecting. Im spending to much time reading your threads here almost everyday. Need to time on my investment accounts.

I should be recieving some of my best T205s cards back from SGC today (happy with all the grades), and I have a bunch more to send in or cross over.

Also sell/trade off all my non-sports. Will be trading vintage and pre-war BB to focus on my signature list also.

Early HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all.

John

[hcv123]

As the focus of my collecting has been Roberto Clemente and I have almost everything I know exists, collecting has gottne a bit boring. That said there are those couple of things I need and hope as for years past that this will be the year I find them:

1960 Complete Bazooka box with Clemente
1958 Kahns mid grade Clemente
1960 Harmony Milk 8x10
Any Clemente item that I don't know exists

So - anyone out there want to help get 2012 started early?

In the meantime I have started collecting some Venezuelan Superstars and wouldn't mind adding a few in 2012 including:

1959 - Mantle, Koufax
1964 - Yaz, Mantle, Rose, Aaron
1966 - Mays
1967 - Clemente, Rose, Yaz
1968 - Clemente, Ryan, Bench, Rose, Seaver, Carew
1972 - Rose, Bench