Collection goals for 2025

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craig44
craig44 Posts: 13,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I saw this topic across the street and thought I would ask it here.

For me, I will continue working on my Base Tom Brady rookie collection. I am up to 30 of 44 currently. I would like to add at least 8-10 more this coming year to put me within spitting distance of completing it. Thankfully I already have the key cards, I have quite a few pacific left. I think the most expensive one left for me is Donruss #230.

What about you guys?

George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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  • handyman
    handyman Posts: 5,702 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Learning how to grade vintage again.

  • Chicago1976
    Chicago1976 Posts: 777 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. Finish my '54 Red Heart set. Just need the Mantle.
    2. Figure out my next Cubs or Bears set to collect.
    3. Expand my vintage scope to include pre-war stuff.
    4. Sell/donate what little modern cards I have.
  • halosfan
    halosfan Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭✭
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    1. Get to 75% complete on the Alex Rodriguez Master set
    2. Finish the 1986 Fleer Basketball set in PSA 9 (13 more cards to go)
    3. Maybe finish 1-5 other partially completed sets if I can get 1 and 2 done.
    Looking for a Glen Rice Inkredible and Alex Rodriguez cards
  • ElMagoStrikeZone
    ElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Trim the fat. Then get more.

  • craig44
    craig44 Posts: 13,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @halosfan said:
    1. Get to 75% complete on the Alex Rodriguez Master set
    2. Finish the 1986 Fleer Basketball set in PSA 9 (13 more cards to go)
    3. Maybe finish 1-5 other partially completed sets if I can get 1 and 2 done.

    wow, 13 more to go! sounds like you will complete that 86 fleer set this coming year!

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • pab1969
    pab1969 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Continue working on my 1961 baseball graded auto set and continue buying any nice-looking graded vintage I can afford.

  • gameusedhoop
    gameusedhoop Posts: 3,680 ✭✭✭✭
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    Continuing to work on the Football Hall of Fame Set. My goal for 2024 was 70% and top 20, it was just accomplished spending NO new money. The set is feeding itself. My goal for 2025 is adding another 10%.

  • craig44
    craig44 Posts: 13,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @80sOPC I have been on the same journey. while I will end up with FAR more than 100 cards, I should have many fewer than 100k cards when I am done!

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • 80sOPC
    80sOPC Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ha, ya 100 cards is pretty ambitious. I will keep my set runs so probably 100
    Cards + 10 key OPC sets + some wax.

  • Darin
    Darin Posts: 8,047 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. Work on my topps “40 years of hall of famers 1952-1991” PSA set.
    2. Bobby Witt jr. rookie cards
    3. Work on my George Brett opc set PSA graded
    4. A few more Josh Allen rookies
    5. Long term work on 1982 topps baseball psa graded set. Have quite a few to submit plus quite a bit of unopened. This is a project I’m mainly concerned about when I retire.
  • mintonlypls
    mintonlypls Posts: 2,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 30, 2024 1:17PM
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    Keep looking for a nice 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson RC...as well as a nice 1949 Bowman Paige RC.

    mint_only_pls
  • Crashingwaves
    Crashingwaves Posts: 201 ✭✭✭
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    I like how another member said 'trim the fat'.... plan to sell a bunch of non-key cards in hopes of buying some rarer items on my want list.

  • craig44
    craig44 Posts: 13,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Darin said:
    1. Work on my topps “40 years of hall of famers 1952-1991” PSA set.
    2. Bobby Witt jr. rookie cards
    3. Work on my George Brett opc set PSA graded
    4. A few more Josh Allen rookies
    5. Long term work on 1982 topps baseball psa graded set. Have quite a few to submit plus quite a bit of unopened. This is a project I’m mainly concerned about when I retire.

    always room for more Brett cards!!! especially OPC!

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • BaltimoreYankee
    BaltimoreYankee Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I will be focusing on my 1971 OPC baseball set. I need 9 third series, 23 4th series and a little over a hundred between the 5th and 6th series. I started this set in 2022. It will probably take a few more years to complete it. This set is NOT for centering freaks. :p

    Daniel
  • kcherevka
    kcherevka Posts: 111 ✭✭✭
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    My main goal is to find the two cards I'm missing from the current Terry Bradshaw Master Set checklist:

    • 1976 MSA CUSTOMIZED SPORTS DISCS TERRY BRADSHAW
    • 1977 STEELERS TEAM SHEETS-HAND CUT TERRY BRADSHAW

    Secondary goal is just to continue to add to and upgrade my Clemente Master set. I just hit 50% to finish out 2024.

  • threeofsix
    threeofsix Posts: 716 ✭✭✭✭
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    Slow down.

    The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one.
    Live long, and prosper.
  • Buzzetta
    Buzzetta Posts: 2 ✭
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    Sell off some items that I just keep in storage that are just... "there". AFTER that, pick up a couple of things that I would more happily display.

    Eventually:
    1. Jackie Robinson card.
    2. Mattingly Bat
    3. Couple of more autographed Yankee balls.

    "Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope out of control."

    • Phish
  • BJY83
    BJY83 Posts: 294 ✭✭✭
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    I'm done grading cards. PSA has absolutely ruined this aspect of the hobby for me. I'm looking to sell off 99% of my collection to put towards 5 blue chips.

    Brian

  • PatriotTrading
    PatriotTrading Posts: 428 ✭✭✭
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    Grade my Rickey rookie cause that's what Rickey would want
    Collect 5 autographed cards of Nolan Ryan

  • Nathaniel1960
    Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,341 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Organize and downsize. Sub some oddball items to PSA.

    Kiss me once, shame on you.
    Kiss me twice.....let's party.
  • bgr
    bgr Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @PatriotTrading said:
    Grade my Rickey rookie cause that's what Rickey would want
    Collect 5 autographed cards of Nolan Ryan

    You probably already are aware of this, but for those who might not be. You can send items into to the Nolan Ryan Foundation for signature. It does take a few months but it runs like clockwork. Cards were $75 last time I sent some in. I always add an additional check to the foundation in my order. Good luck.

  • 1982FootballWax
    1982FootballWax Posts: 2,838 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    2025 will be my year of SGC!

    1) Multiple NON-Sports SGC submissions. I love their slabs and since I don't sell cards i've no concern with lower sale value.
    2) Pickup more Pre-War Vintage Baseball in SGC holders.

    Now that SGC is part of Collector's Society and a PSA sibling hope that is safe to say here!

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

  • BBBrkrr
    BBBrkrr Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @82FootballWaxMemorys said:
    2025 will be my year of SGC!

    1) Multiple NON-Sports SGC submissions. I love their slabs and since I don't sell cards i've no concern with lower sale value.
    2) Pickup more Pre-War Vintage Baseball in SGC holders.

    Now that SGC is part of Collector's Society and a PSA sibling hope that is safe to say here!

    I’ll be dipping my toe too.

  • BaltimoreYankee
    BaltimoreYankee Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @BBBrkrr said:

    @82FootballWaxMemorys said:
    2025 will be my year of SGC!

    1) Multiple NON-Sports SGC submissions. I love their slabs and since I don't sell cards i've no concern with lower sale value.
    2) Pickup more Pre-War Vintage Baseball in SGC holders.

    Now that SGC is part of Collector's Society and a PSA sibling hope that is safe to say here!

    I’ll be dipping my toe too.

    I have not sent cards in for grading for several years now. I did, however, start to purchase cards in SGC holders this year. The holders are really solid and I like the black contrast against white bordered cards.

    Daniel
  • davin72
    davin72 Posts: 119 ✭✭✭
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    My goal this year is to finally add a 1971 Joe Greene PSA 8 to my collection. Never thought this card would be so hard to find.

  • energyrater1
    energyrater1 Posts: 8 ✭
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    I've got the weirdest goal of all of you! Hope to find a full 1987 OPC Baseball Sticker ALBUM box to finish my 150+ 1980s full box collection. Somebody needs to make a coffee table book of pictures of 1980s retail boxes, they soon will be lost to history. Very colorful.

  • bgr
    bgr Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Autograph sets are no joke. Good luck completing those.

  • Kid4hof03
    Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Cs223406 said:
    1. Try to finish my signed 1986-87 Fleer set:
    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/basketball/autographs/1986-87-fleer-autographs/alltimeset/308095
    I am down to 2 (Dan Roundfield and Jordan), Bol was one of 2 pickups this year

    1. Try to make progress on my signed 1983-84 Star Set (222/277); 50 left.

    1. Try to complete my signed 1986-87 Star Set (170/177)

    What an incredible collection!

    Collecting anything and everything relating to Roger Staubach
  • mintonlypls
    mintonlypls Posts: 2,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice Banks and Sayers…

    mint_only_pls
  • NJ80sBBC
    NJ80sBBC Posts: 841 ✭✭✭✭
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    @energyrater1 said:
    I've got the weirdest goal of all of you! Hope to find a full 1987 OPC Baseball Sticker ALBUM box to finish my 150+ 1980s full box collection. Somebody needs to make a coffee table book of pictures of 1980s retail boxes, they soon will be lost to history. Very colorful.

    Please share a pic of your collection! Sounds awesome!

    John

    Conundrum - Loving my unopened baseball card collection....but really like ripping too
  • BLUEJAYWAY
    BLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,794 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @bgr said:

    @PatriotTrading said:
    Grade my Rickey rookie cause that's what Rickey would want
    Collect 5 autographed cards of Nolan Ryan

    You probably already are aware of this, but for those who might not be. You can send items into to the Nolan Ryan Foundation for signature. It does take a few months but it runs like clockwork. Cards were $75 last time I sent some in. I always add an additional check to the foundation in my order. Good luck.

    Does the $75 qualify as a tax deduction?

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • mintonlypls
    mintonlypls Posts: 2,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 30, 2024 5:32AM
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    Yes…grading fees are added to the cost of the card.

    mint_only_pls
  • sayheywyo
    sayheywyo Posts: 639 ✭✭✭✭
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    I like the idea of downsizing. Most of my collection was self-submitted and the hobby paid for itself by selling off cards to pay for grading & purchases. IMO, it's no longer cost efficient to purchase cards for grading. I have a few "holes" I'd like to fill but really won't put much effort into finding them and ebay is mostly a gallery of overpriced items.

  • bgr
    bgr Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @BLUEJAYWAY said:

    @bgr said:

    @PatriotTrading said:
    Grade my Rickey rookie cause that's what Rickey would want
    Collect 5 autographed cards of Nolan Ryan

    You probably already are aware of this, but for those who might not be. You can send items into to the Nolan Ryan Foundation for signature. It does take a few months but it runs like clockwork. Cards were $75 last time I sent some in. I always add an additional check to the foundation in my order. Good luck.

    Does the $75 qualify as a tax deduction?

    I’m not a CPA but I do recall discussing purchases from 501c organizations as being not tax deductible. If you were to donate them to another charitable organization then you could deduct the purchase price. I believe the distinction is based on “personal use”.

  • amp0909
    amp0909 Posts: 84 ✭✭✭
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    Continue on my MLB hall of fame relic
    collection.

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