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What are considered "THE" sets?

goodtricksgoodtricks Posts: 71
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What are the baseball and football sets that are considered the "greatest" or "most important" of their kind? I understand this is subjective, but what is the common thought process on this? The list that I've put together so far includes:

Baseball:
1909-11 T206
1933 Goudey
1952 Topps

Football:
1935 National Chicle
1955 Topps All-American

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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    Basketball:
    1957 Topps
    1961 Fleer
    1969 Topps
    1986 Fleer

    Just my opinion
  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,132 ✭✭✭
    For me it's

    Baseball: T206 / 1914 Cracker Jack / 1933 Goudey / 1948 Bowman / 1952 Topps / 1971 Topps

    Basketball: 1957 Topps (48 Bowman is a crap set) / 1961 Fleer / 1969 Topps / 1986 Fleer

    Football: 1935 Chicle / 1948 Leaf / 1952 Bowman (either) / 1957 Topps / 1969 Topps

    Hockey: 1911 C55 / 1951 Parkhurst / 1954 Topps / 1971 Topps
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  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For me
    Baseball: t206, E90-1
    Basketball: 1961-62 Fleer
    Football:Tough one 1952 Large, 1957 Topps
    Hockey: I like the 1954 Topps Set
  • halosfanhalosfan Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm itching to start a 61 Fleer Set
    Looking for a Glen Rice Inkredible and Alex Rodriguez cards
  • scmavlscmavl Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭
    '51 Bowman Baseball
    2.5 is pretty much my speed.
  • goodtricksgoodtricks Posts: 71
    Great feedback guys, keep it coming!
  • saucywombatsaucywombat Posts: 1,223 ✭✭✭
    1993 Finest Refractors
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  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>I'm itching to start a 61 Fleer Set >>



    I love that one as well!
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>Great feedback guys, keep it coming! >>



    I think for modern you have to have '89 Upper Deck baseball and '89 Score football
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  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    For Multi Sport sets: 1933 Sports Kings, 1932 US Caramel & 1929 Rogers Peet
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  • bouwobbouwob Posts: 100 ✭


    << <i>1993 Finest Refractors >>



    +1 to this
    I am working on the Nolan Ryan master set. Need 1004 more cards to complete. I might actually spend more on plastic than I did on cardboard.
  • halosfanhalosfan Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭✭
    Ah Hell ... I want a Sport Kings set too
    Looking for a Glen Rice Inkredible and Alex Rodriguez cards
  • CNoteCNote Posts: 2,070 ✭
    1985 Hasbro Transformers


    Heh
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,503 ✭✭✭✭
    add 1984 Donruss for modern

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  • fkwfkw Posts: 1,766 ✭✭
    King of all Baseball Set (that can be completed).... the 1903-04 E107 set of 159 cards!

    The E107 would easily blow away the T206 set, value wise in same condition, even if the T206 set included the big 4..... Wagner, Plank, Magie, and Doyle

    A couple collectors are known to be very close in completing the E107 set

    The 1903 E107 set has the rookie cards of Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Eddie Plank, Napoleon Lajoie, Rube Waddell, Addie Joss, Chief Bender, Elmer Flick, Frank Chance, Bobby Wallace, Fred Clarke, etc., etc.
    commons book for over $10,000 ea. in NM if you can find them that nice image Most who collect E107 dont care about the condition, they are very rare overall.


    King of the smaller sets, the 1912 Boston Garter set of 16 cards, commons book for $30,000 ea. NM
  • goodtricksgoodtricks Posts: 71


    << <i>King of all Baseball Set (that can be completed).... the 1903-04 E107 set of 159 cards!

    The E107 would easily blow away the T206 set, value wise in same condition, even if the T206 set included the big 4..... Wagner, Plank, Magie, and Doyle

    A couple collectors are known to be very close in completing the E107 set

    The 1903 E107 set has the rookie cards of Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Eddie Plank, Napoleon Lajoie, Rube Waddell, Addie Joss, Chief Bender, Elmer Flick, Frank Chance, Bobby Wallace, Fred Clarke, etc., etc.
    commons book for over $10,000 ea. in NM if you can find them that nice image Most who collect E107 dont care about the condition, they are very rare overall.


    King of the smaller sets, the 1912 Boston Garter set of 16 cards, commons book for $30,000 ea. NM >>



    Something tells me that set might be a bit out of my price range......
  • Yankees001Yankees001 Posts: 1,496 ✭
    I would have to say 1988-1993 Topps, Donruss, Fleer, and Score.

    These are must haves for every collection.

    Dave
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