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Good Starter set??

dereklovejoydereklovejoy Posts: 91 ✭
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What would be a good set to start for my first one?

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  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    1970 Kellogg's .... a nice affordable vintage set with solid HOFers and great registration
    collecting various PSA and SGC cards
  • JeffVNJeffVN Posts: 322
    not to mention a pretty fair supply of cards that shows up regularly on E-bay.
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  • LuxuryWinesLuxuryWines Posts: 737 ✭
    And later tonight a full set 72 cards graded PSA 9 and 3 graded PSA 8 will be listed on EBAY image

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  • VirtualizardVirtualizard Posts: 1,936 ✭✭
    dereklovejoy,

    This is a good question. From your sig line, it looks like you're into modern basketball cards. This statement may be unfounded, but you haven't specified any of your interests (i.e. basketball/baseball/football/hockey or modern/vintage). I have been working on several large vintage Topps baseball sets over the past few years and I'm thinking about doing a smaller set for a change.

    I've thought about starting the 1974 Topps Traded Baseball set in PSA 8 or better. There are only 44 cards in the set and little interest in the set on the registry (only 10 sets registered including mine with 3 cards image) I'd like to hear more of the less popular sets that people collect. By the way, check out the Finest Possible Set Rating against Wetzel's #1 set rating!?!?!?!? Time for an update!

    JEB.
  • dereklovejoydereklovejoy Posts: 91 ✭
    im mostly into modern basketball right now thats for sure. i have 100 or so ungraded cheap sets of basketball that i have bought over the years none are graded though. Nothing that i thought would be worth grading. Im interested though in doing a vintage (older) baseball or basketball set.
  • mrc32mrc32 Posts: 604 ✭
    I think you should do a set from the 50s in 5/6 conidition. That is where the next big rush is going to be. I have been picking up some 5/6s to supplement my raw 54 set and I think they look great.

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  • more6more6 Posts: 10
    if you want what is, in my opinion, the best basketball set, go with the 1976 topps. there seem to be a lot them on ebay and they look great.
  • alohaetalohaet Posts: 454
    My two suggestions are a 1961 Fleer Basketball Set (66 cards) or a 1964 Topps Giants Baseball Set (75 cards). The cards for these sets always are appearing on ebay. The Fleer set can be expensive in the higher grades. The Topps set is full of Hall of Famers and still very affordable. Both of these sets are relatively small compared to the 300 to 700 cards sets out there. Good luck. image

    Ed
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  • BobSBobS Posts: 1,738 ✭✭


    << <i>My two suggestions are a 1961 Fleer Basketball Set (66 cards) or a 1964 Topps Giants Baseball Set (75 cards). >>



    Only 60 cards in the Giants Set.
  • thegemmintmanthegemmintman Posts: 3,101 ✭✭
    The 1970 Kellogg's 3-D baseball set is an awesome 75 card set packed with HOF's that won't cost you an arm and a leg to assemble in PSA 9. The cards look like this...image

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    Also consider the 1964 Topps Giants. These are oversized cards, and it's a 60 card set that would provide a good challenge in high grade.
  • alohaetalohaet Posts: 454

    Bobs, I stand corrected. It is still early here in Hawaii, 6:30 AM. My brain has not kicked in yet.image


    Ed
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  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    mrc32 hit the nail on the head. Some PSA 5's are great looking cards, especially for the price. A nice Mantle PSA 5 from the 50's may cost as little as $200-300 bucks, and a Mays or Aaron will cost less. There are a lot of 5's in my collection that have the same focus, color and centering that PSA 9's have. The corners, are another story ... but still great looking cards.

    I would consider starting a HOF Player set as well. Lots of vintage opportunities there ....

    collecting various PSA and SGC cards
  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭
    Far out, dude. Those 1970 Kelloggs cards haven't lost one bit of what truly makes them a set from 1970.
  • CaramelsCaramels Posts: 160 ✭


    << <i>dereklovejoy,

    This is a good question. From your sig line, it looks like you're into modern basketball cards. This statement may be unfounded, but you haven't specified any of your interests (i.e. basketball/baseball/football/hockey or modern/vintage). I have been working on several large vintage Topps baseball sets over the past few years and I'm thinking about doing a smaller set for a change.

    I've thought about starting the 1974 Topps Traded Baseball set in PSA 8 or better. There are only 44 cards in the set and little interest in the set on the registry (only 10 sets registered including mine with 3 cards image) I'd like to hear more of the less popular sets that people collect. By the way, check out the Finest Possible Set Rating against Wetzel's #1 set rating!?!?!?!? Time for an update!

    JEB. >>



    OK, I gotcha! How about checking out my 1976 Cranes potatoe chip set!!! Only two people registered and I'm sitting lowly at number two! I am however going to Register a few PSA 10's I just got to tease Rick, the number one guy in potatoe chip dosc collecting! Could be the next 1970-#-D set of which I need the Matty Alou for a reasonalbe price.image
  • GalvestonGalveston Posts: 273 ✭
    I think Kellogg's sets are the way to go....
    Strong buyer of 1970 Kelloggs Football & 1971 Kelloggs Baseball and Football. Please help me find cards!
    I have a few hundred extra PSA graded 1971 Kellogg's cards. E-mail for price list. Looking for 1970 Topps Supers in PSA 9 too.
  • goodriddance189goodriddance189 Posts: 2,388 ✭✭
    for baseball, any of the kelloggs sets. if youre looking to complete a set as quick and easy as possible, check out the 1972 ATG set. i believe there are only around 15 cards in the whole set. since baseball sets were so large, it would be hard to collect an entire 700+ card set in graded form. not to mention the cost. same with football, the 1970 kelloggs set is the easiest. if a complete topps set is out of your range, how about a theme set like teams or maybe allstars. not only are they much smaller in size, but they look really nice when displayed
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