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[DanP]

I just bought the last card for my 1965 set!

I figured I would need something to do over the winter since COVID restrictions meant we weren't going anywhere. Before COVID I didn't have any sets. I now have 1965 and 1970-2020 Topps Baseball, 1970 and 1980-87 Topps Football, 1989 Score Football, and 1988 Fleer Basketball (including stickers).

1965, 1970-1974 were put together the rest were purchased as complete sets. Most sets were from N54 board members.

I may start another set but plan on relaxing until the winter.

N54 was a tremendous help! Thanks, everyone!

[JollyElm]

Holy heck do those binders look fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Frankish]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Holy heck do those binders look fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They really do! Basically my fantasy from when I collected as a kid.

[jiw98]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Holy heck do those binders look fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1

[vintagebaseball]

After 15 plus years I have completed my 51' Bowman set with picking up the last card I needed the Ford rookie and still one of my all time favorite sets.

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseball

After 15 plus years I have completed my 51' Bowman set with picking up the last card I needed the Ford rookie and still one of my all time favorite sets.

Congratulations!!

[DanP]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseball

After 15 plus years I have completed my 51' Bowman set with picking up the last card I needed the Ford rookie and still one of my all time favorite sets.

Congratulations! Awesome set and thanks for reminding me about the perfectly centered PSA 7 Ford RC I sold about 5 years ago. 🤬

[Harliduck]

Not planned at all, I actually got the last card needed for both my 57 and 58 Topps sets on the same day yesterday! Exciting to have those done and also winding down my 59 set...going for the all vintage modern size sets...lol.

Here is my last card for the 58 set...an iconic card with both Mick and Hank. Got beat out on many auctions over the last couple weeks. Missed out again yesterday and in my frustration I throw an offer out on a newly listed BIN OBO card moments after the auction. My offer was automatically accepted (had it not, I would have just bought at full boat, I was that frustrated, haha). I raced to this BIN as I know there were several bidders in the one I just lost and I also have seen the next closest BIN disappear immediately following tough actions like the one we had...





Never thought this would be my last 57 Topps card...I have completed it before and last time it was Sandy Koufax. Got him done early this time and had a couple of great breaks on the infamous "middle series". Second to last card was Whitey Herzog believe it or not. I got Brooks/Mickey/Frank pretty early in the process. After dealing with 600 card sets with high numbers from the 60s a 407 set went together pretty fast...last card, Bobby Richardson rookie. Believe it or not this PSA 7 (ST) was the best deal I as just went and bought a BIN to be done...and the stain in the back is very light wax...no biggie. I'll free this one and pantyhose that wax...nice clean card...





1957 is one of my favorite years...just classic cards and stoked to once again have it in my collection. My last 57 complete set I sold to pay for the daughter my wife and I adopted 8 years ago...money well spent... She is going to put the last card in the notebook for me when it arrives (and is freed). As for the 58s, lets just say that I know there are some cool individual cards...I'm just glad to have it done and all bindered up...haha...

[bobsbbcards]

Huge congratulations, John!! That’s fantastic to finish off two in one day!

[Chicosbailbonds]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseball

After 15 plus years I have completed my 51' Bowman set with picking up the last card I needed the Ford rookie and still one of my all time favorite sets.

Really like that set, great job. Do you have a wrapper? I always liked to get a wrapper to go with my sets.

The set I’m working on right now, about 60 cards from a signed 1984 Donruss set.

[Tere1071]

I finished my 71 Topps baseball set last week and this morning I purchased a group of 503 1970 Topps baseball in vg/ex condition to start another set.

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Tere1071

I finished my 71 Topps baseball set last week and this morning I purchased a group of 503 1970 Topps baseball in vg/ex condition to start another set.

Congratulations! Good luck on the 1970 set. I did both over the winter and had a lot of fun. The 1970 Topps set had the nicest backs in that decade.

Have fun!