Collecting habit glitches I’ve noticed about myself - what are yours?

[Cmvorce]

I’m coming to the end of my latest collecting project - the 1952 Topps low number complete set. I need 8 more cards from series 5 and the Maxwell from series 3 and I’m done. All relatively easy cards to obtain. But as I near the end of this project I started thinking about my prior quests and noticed and trend that is now bothering me.

Previous projects:

What I identified as my top tier T206s that I could realistically get: Tris Speaker plus one each of Cobb, Young, Johnson, Mathewson, and Lajoie. I have them all except for Cy Young.

Before that my project was every hall of fame rookie card from Topps 1952-1959. I have everything except the 59 Gibson.

Before that it was the same thing for the 60s. Every hall of fame rookie card. I have them all except Niekro.

Another project was a run of Topps complete sets from 1970 to present. I have them all except for 1972.

You get the picture. Every project I’ve embarked on, I’ve moved on from with only 1 card or set needed - and usually not the most expensive or hardest to find. What is that about myself? I’ve loved all of these collecting journeys. Maybe subconsciously I don’t want to see them end? I always plan out my next project while completing the current one. Maybe I get too excited for the next one and jump the gun too soon?

Anyway, I’m left here thinking about which of the 9 1952 Topps low numbers is inevitably going to get left behind in the coming weeks.

Also, if any of you want to make a deal on a T206 Young,59 Gibson, Niekro rookie, or 72 set, it would probably be very therapeutic for me

Do any of you do something similar? What are your “glitches?”