Congrats to SMB - 1970 Kellogg's

mikeschmidt

Complete now in PSA 10 GEM

Fabfrank

That's great! Now Steven only needs to find a M. Garrett PSA 10 and he completes the 70 Kellogg's football set in all PSA 10 too. Time to celebrate!!

tkd7

Congratulations definitely in order. Any complete set deserves applause. A set in 10 deserves a standing O.

Fuzz

Absolutely incredible.
What I find most impressive is that there are 11 pop 1's in that set. I just can't believe that you could actually get all of them in one collection.
Congratualtions,
Fuzz

rbeaton

Congratulations!!!! Very impressive...

Robert

Davalillo

Steve,

Happy I could contribute to your set and doubly happy you were the first one to achieve this.

Wondering about one thing. The Mincher I believe is a pop 1. KK swore that he would sell this to Gemmintman only as would other collectors(none of which did) who had cards he needed.

Jim

Cubfan

There are 3 Mincher 10's. As noted in his set, Steve's was his own submission.

jimq112

Congrats!

That's a beautiful set and yours can never be topped. Nice job!

BearCollector

Thanks to all for the kind words. It has been a joy to hunt these down - whether via eBay, trade, or my own submissions (although the latter are admittedly much more fun).

I was fortunate to complete a big trade with Dan Vice last fall for several 1/1s from the tough 16-30 series, and near the end had some help from various collectors (Davalillo, Mayor Mick, etc.) to track down some of the tough ones left. I then had two great late submissions to nail down some very tough 10s like Kranepool, Reichardt and Brooks Robinson, then when I was at 4 left I scored 10s on Mincher, Nolan and Murcer. The final card, the Powell, was then, with EXTREME generosity, obtained from Bill V (thegemmintman himself) in a trade. It is not everyday that the previous owner of the #1 position (and HoF awarded at that) is generous enough to swap out a 1/1 to a new guy. That behavior, encountered in thsi modern age, is worth more to me than the set itself and will never be forgotten.

Obviously, completing such an endeavor is rarely ever accomplished alone, and this was no exception. I only hope my reciprocal trades were of equal or greater value.

Cubfan

Its really nice to see nice guys helping nice guys.

Congrats to Steve and kudos to thegemmintman.

Davalillo

Steve,

Congrats again.

I stand corrected on the Mincher--was a pop 1 last time I checked.

Kudos to the Gemmintman who I never thought would be #2 in this set.

You are certainly right on the generosity of fellow collectors. I never would have completed as many sets as I have without help from my collecting friennds.

Jim

thegemmintman

Steve, once again - much congratulations! The speed at which you climbed to the top spot was astonishing, and you deserve great accolades for your outstanding achievement. The whole thing was amazing to watch, and I'm very happy that I could help you with the last card you needed. I still think the Registry should have "TILTED" when you hit 10.0! Way to go man .

aconte

<< <i>The final card, the Powell, was then, with EXTREME generosity, obtained from Bill V (thegemmintman himself) in a trade. >>




Gemmint always showed he was all class from day 1!

Congrats on your accomplishment.

aconte

mikeschmidt

Class act all the way, Bill.

smallstocks

Steve,

Further congrats! In purchasing three of my PSA 10's, Steve was more than cordial. Bravo!

Mike