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[cardsagain74]

Current build here (probably one not mentioned much):

'48 Bowman

Always had Yogi. Eventually got Musial. Then someone sold me a lot of about half the set recently.

You know what will happen at that point. But always had in the back of my mind to get the whole set anyway. More than happy getting the little brother of everyone's favorite set of children's drawings from that year (yep not a fan of the '48 Leaf)

Will make due with Stan, Yogi, and Spahn rookies!

Schoendienst is the biggest card I have left now, and it's surprisingly tough.

34/48

[DanP]

I've never been a set collector, always looking for individual cards of HOF'ers. This post inspired me so a few months ago I decided to go after 1970 Topps sets. After all, with COVID restrictions there was nothing better to do.

I have all of them finished except about 100 cards for the 1970 and 1971 sets and a few cards for the 1972 set. There's a local show next Saturday so hopefully, I can get most of what I need.

Thanks to an N54 board member it looks like I'm starting the 1965 set next. Also, I have over 100 PSA graded 1969's so it looks like that set will follow.

[nwfsteve]

All ex-mt and above:

I'm down to 3 high numbers to complete 1972. It's only taken 49 years.

I need 28 to complete 1971, mostly mid-highs. But a 1971 Bob Garibaldi in raw 6 or 7 should not be $10. So we'll hold on that.

I need about 80 to complete 1966, about 25 highs. Plus Mays and Aaron. May never happen.

That would give me complete from 64-65-66, skip 67, then 1968 to 2012 when I abandoned the new stuff. I have a few upgrades in those years to go, but again, that's a hold for now.

I have a nice 1964 partial that I might use to underwrite it and a nice 1961 complete set that I'll also move. I thought about upgrading the 61 set, but it'd be mostly moving from some ex-range stars to ex-mt. Especially in the high numbers, it doesn't make sense. Plus I don't like the 61s.

[Harliduck]

Nice work Dan! I love those binders and that's the first I've seen graded cards in binders? Great work on the 1970 set...I love mine. My birth year so when I built that one I was super picky...EXMT only and had as much upgrading as I did building. Great set, first post Mantle, but a killer Ryan. For a Seattle guy like me the Pilot cards are special too...

nwfsteve...great update, thats a hell of a run. Don't give up on those 66's...just chip away here and there...patience on the big sets!

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Nice work Dan! I love those binders and that's the first I've seen graded cards in binders? Great work on the 1970 set...I love mine. My birth year so when I built that one I was super picky...EXMT only and had as much upgrading as I did building. Great set, first post Mantle, but a killer Ryan. For a Seattle guy like me the Pilot cards are special too...

nwfsteve...great update, thats a hell of a run. Don't give up on those 66's...just chip away here and there...patience on the big sets!

Thanks! Yes, those are graded cards in binders. I'm trying to get 8 - 12 PSA graded HOF'ers for each set. I'm not doing those graded card holders any more (don't think). They are way too expensive.

[yanks87]

1934-36 Diamond Stars - 6 cards away, 36 cards in for grading
1910 Mecca T210's - 6 cards away, 30 for the master set
1952 Berk Ross - I have bought 1 card, but I have good intentions
T206 - 206/520 advancing slowly, glaciers move faster

1948/49 Leaf Baseball - Complete
1954 Red Heart - Complete
1963 Bazooka All Time Greats - Complete
1940 Superman- Complete
1966 Batman (Black Bat) - Complete

The hunt is on, especially with prices going up, and my spending money is not matching the pace.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by yanks87

1934-36 Diamond Stars - 6 cards away, 36 cards in for grading
1910 Mecca T210's - 6 cards away, 30 for the master set
1952 Berk Ross - I have bought 1 card, but I have good intentions
T206 - 206/520 advancing slowly, glaciers move faster

1948/49 Leaf Baseball - Complete
1954 Red Heart - Complete
1963 Bazooka All Time Greats - Complete
1940 Superman- Complete
1966 Batman (Black Bat) - Complete

The hunt is on, especially with prices going up, and my spending money is not matching the pace.

Completing the Leaf set is quite an accomplishment. I have completed the non-short prints and have a little less than half the short prints, but I doubt I will ever be able to afford a Paige to actually complete the set.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Current build here (probably one not mentioned much):

'48 Bowman

Always had Yogi. Eventually got Musial. Then someone sold me a lot of about half the set recently.

You know what will happen at that point. But always had in the back of my mind to get the whole set anyway. More than happy getting the little brother of everyone's favorite set of children's drawings from that year (yep not a fan of the '48 Leaf)

Will make due with Stan, Yogi, and Spahn rookies!

Schoendienst is the biggest card I have left now, and it's surprisingly tough.

34/48

John...how do your store your 48's? That set has always intrigued me...

[bobsbbcards]

I'm currently trying to piece together T206 (easy backs) and 1967 O-Pee-Chee sets. You'd think I'd be further along with the OPC's, but alas, you'd be unbelievable wrong (C'MON!).

T206 - 40.2%
1967 O-Pee-Chee - 6.9%

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

John...how do your store your 48's? That set has always intrigued me...

I just use card savers for any of the early undersized raw Bowman cards.

Probably not the best idea, but especially as someone who doesn't like binders (my '51s even came in one w/ the custom sheets for that size, yet I quickly plucked them out like they were on fire), I haven't looked into a better solution yet

[Blackie]

Working about three sets right now with one in wait. I am extremely close to being complete on the 1966 Topps set just waiting on the mail to get the last few cards. I just love this set and the design of the cards. The backs are a bit tough to read sometimes but still its my joy. The 67 Set is getting closer. I listed a 77 card lot on the BST boards in hopes to try and find some trades and made a few nice trades so far but here I have 461/609 so far. The Seaver, Carew and a few highs will hurt but I have some trade bait HOF rookies im holding on too to help with cost of that when the time arrives. The 1964 Set is also one of my favorites I am working on and so far I am 387/587. Its quite fun building sets. I hope to get close to completion on the 67 set this year with the 64 coming in behind that. Anyone looking to trade hit me up I have lot of 65 topps and quite a few other years if I can help anyone out.