So, you "Talk the Talk", do you really "Walk the Walk?"
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im talking about sports cards here, not beating the crap outta someone/something.
ive spoken many times about the importance of Collecting FOCUS.
Focus is so damn difficult, but so important as well.
There have been times that ive said that other collectors should collect
this and/or that. there have been times that ive gone a head and taken
my own advice on that subject. Other times, not so much.
i said a couple of years back that it was a great time to buy mid to high
grade HOF Rookies. i've been fortunate enough to accumulate most of them
in the post-war era. i am still looking for the others that i am missing
and that is something that i enjoy "hunting" for.
im also getting a great deal of pleasure out of my George Brett PSA Collection
although it's starting to come to a slow down as the cards that i do not
yet own are not appearing on eBay lately. Then again, this is kind of
expected when you get more and more scratched off your "want list"
ive also been a huge fan of O-Pee-Chee Baseball. i really feel that it is
underloved/appreciated in this hobby of ours. They are really produced in
numbers that are so much lower then their Topps counterpart. of course
there is no proof of what ive said, but i really feel that that is the truth.
with that being said, i have been going back and forth in my mind about
putting a run of the sets together in sheets/albums.
This is where my subject title comes from. ive spouted about it, now will i
go ahead and follow up on it, that is the question
ive spoken many times about the importance of Collecting FOCUS.
Focus is so damn difficult, but so important as well.
There have been times that ive said that other collectors should collect
this and/or that. there have been times that ive gone a head and taken
my own advice on that subject. Other times, not so much.
i said a couple of years back that it was a great time to buy mid to high
grade HOF Rookies. i've been fortunate enough to accumulate most of them
in the post-war era. i am still looking for the others that i am missing
and that is something that i enjoy "hunting" for.
im also getting a great deal of pleasure out of my George Brett PSA Collection
although it's starting to come to a slow down as the cards that i do not
yet own are not appearing on eBay lately. Then again, this is kind of
expected when you get more and more scratched off your "want list"
ive also been a huge fan of O-Pee-Chee Baseball. i really feel that it is
underloved/appreciated in this hobby of ours. They are really produced in
numbers that are so much lower then their Topps counterpart. of course
there is no proof of what ive said, but i really feel that that is the truth.
with that being said, i have been going back and forth in my mind about
putting a run of the sets together in sheets/albums.
This is where my subject title comes from. ive spouted about it, now will i
go ahead and follow up on it, that is the question
Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
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My focus for the last 7 to 8 years has been Dale Murphy, both raw and graded.
I have shifted to Topps Atlanta Braves master team sets 1966-present.
77-91 OPC were smaller sets, 396 I believe. Fewer commons and more star power, percentage wise.
Nick
Reap the whirlwind.
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1963 Bazooka All-Time Greats Set - Always looking for upgrades to my set
1963 Set Link
Hall of Fame Set -The Complete one not the one missing Managers, Owners Umps and GM'S. - Always looking for upgrades
HOF SET LINK
Besides that, Autographs. HOF only. I'm not into PSA/DNA Sets.
Dave
At this point, I am only collecting what you see below, and I never look to acquire anything else:
-the four sets in my signature line
-my favorite baseball set from the '60s (1963 Topps)
-my five favorite baseball sets from the '70s ('70, '71, '75, '76, and '78 Topps)
My '75 set is complete, and I'm basically happy with it other than a few cards here and there that need an upgrade- so we're looking at nine sets I'm working on. Given what the sets are and the condition in which I would like to have them, that's too many. There's absolutely no way I'm ever going to finish them all unless I win the lottery. I just don't know which ones to give up on though!
I've been toying with the idea recently of waving the white flag on '71 Topps (I'm at about 40%, and not actively working on it)...... but then again, that's such a cool set.......
I don't know. One thing's for damn sure- I'm not adding anything else to the list again, ever.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
I say my 51 Bowman baseball is #2 it is mostly raw with few exceptions.My favorite football is 51 Bowman .I have no plans for any new projects except tp upgrade what I own now that I do not plan on selling.