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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Joann
So I wouldn't hijack the current SC thread... |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: scott brockelman
To answer your questions, many set collectors work on 1 set at a time, while others are busy working on several sets. The ultimate goal is completion, which is what makes set collecting so great, Type collecting is so much easier as all you have to do is find 1 card. Set collecting requires you to do so much work and learn so much about the set and it's intracacies, varieties and rarities. You learn so much about a set and it's so enjoyable, completion is a milestone. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Al C.risafulli
I would say T206 (minus the big ones) is the main set where it's okay to consider it complete without some key cards. I don't know much about T210s, but I would think that might be another one. There are a few others, but like Scott says, not many. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: scott brockelman
the lajoie card almost falls into a subset category, I completed 33 and 34 goudey and never felt the need to get one. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Frank Evanov
I enjoy collecting sets...usually several at one time. I get more enjoyment out of collecting than completing, but I never consider a set complete....there's always room for upgrades! |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: T Engle
My dad and I have now been working on the T205 set for nearly 5 months. We completed the regular set, and it felt great to know that we accomplished something that we worked hard on for hours and hours. To me the best part of collecting is the chase of the specific card you are looking for. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Joann |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
Joann: I am a collector who fits in the (its not a) void between set and type collectors. I deliberately chose this status based on my experience in coin collecting. This can quickly be reduced to the undesireable status of "having" to obtain a coin which you have no interest in, solely because there is the ever present "hole" in your coin book. I saw baseball set commons as likely to fall into the same catagory and worse, set rarities (who really wants Lou Loudermilk?) also constituting "holes" of cards which were of no interest, and potentially costly. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: cmoking
Al wrote: "I might be the only person on earth who thinks this, but I consider 1933 Goudey complete without the Lajoie, since it didn't come out in 1933." |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Shawn Adkins
For me, the most invigorating part of set building is the chase. There is something about searching everywhere for those last few cards (or card) to fill out your album. Of course this is quite a bit easier now with the mighty internet than it was in 1980 when I first started collecting cards. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
King and Al: I also don't considser the Lajoie necessary to complete the 33 Goudey set; however, when I finally finish the set you can be damn sure the next large purchase will be that card.... |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Anonymous
the thrill of the hunt seems to drive me, although i have felt very satisfied by completing sets over the years....must be why i am working on over 35 card sets, some needing but one or two cards to complete, some just need a few upgrades, some have no hope of advancement ....fortunatly i no longer feel compelled to complete any of them |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Eric B
I started working on about 12-15 sets at once, usually determined by buying a large lot. Then when I started getting close to completing a couple sets I started getting rid of some of the sets I wasn't progressing well on (and helps the cash flow). So now I am extremely close to completing about 5 sets and am starting the same process over again. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Al C.risafulli
One thing that's super-rewarding about collecting sets is the amazing amount of knowledge you pick up over time. |
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Questions for Set Collectors
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
There is a collector who participates on this board who collects the set of all of the Old Judge cards of a single player. When he first showed me the 18 or so scans about a year ago - it was breathtaking! The existing cards are in far better condition than you would think, and they look awesome together. He now has about two dozen of them and figures himself more than half way there, I believe. Whew. |
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