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Congratulate me! 1971 is done!

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Vvvergeer

Posts: 2,058
Joined: Jan 2014

Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:22 PM

It's been about three years since I titled a forum post like this, but today, with the arrival of #683, Bill Burbach of the Yankees, I have completed the 1971 Topps Baseball Card Set. It's not the pride of my set collection; I'm still partial to the 1972 and 1975 sets, but I'm awfully happy to have all 752 cards, in pretty good shape, too. Shout out to my wife and starting daughter for their trips to House of Cards twice a year, adding a few cards on my birthdays and at Christmas. The rest came from packs opened 46 years ago, trades, and eBay. It's a pretty cool set to have. Now I get to sort them all into teams and put them back into the binder.

1970 isn't too far from done, so there might be another bragging post in a few months. Then it will be years until I complete 1969.

Keep on striving, everyone.

Edited on: Jun 3, 2017 - 2:41PM

Earl Avery

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Joined: Dec 2016

Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:29 PM
Congrats....

ranfordfan

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Joined: Jun 2014

Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:36 PM
Yes Congrats ..... maybe I'll fill a set one day. LOL ------------------------------- "I shall do my best." - Ben Stein https://www.ebay.com/usr/fpc2021 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7sza8F5kxr3Sumem2OlLA Twitter Account - @FrozenPenguinC1

cnangle

Posts: 1,127
Joined: Nov 2011

Saturday, June 3, 2017 4:26 PM
Congratulations!!! I'm only missing 1 card for my '71 Topps football set. Hopefully, I will be able to join you as a complete '71 set owner. (I realize yours is baseball, but I'm not holding that against you) ------------------------------- My two-cents is worth slightly more than a penny. -- Chad --

muskie027

Posts: 692
Joined: Apr 2016

Saturday, June 3, 2017 4:32 PM
Congrats!!! Has to be a great feeling after all this time!

vrooomed

Posts: 14,974
Joined: Dec 2012

Saturday, June 3, 2017 5:43 PM
Congratulations are definitely in order for this one. Very nice accomplishment. ------------------------------- -- Dan -- Note: Please see my profile for more info regarding trading (section updated 3/4/2024). I have added a large portion of my inventory to the site, and currently have trading turned on (details are in my profile).

Billy Kingsley

Posts: 7,512
Joined: Aug 2011

Saturday, June 3, 2017 5:45 PM

Congratulations! I can still tell you where I was and who I bought the last card needed from from 1971-72 Topps NBA. That was special because I had never completed a vintage set before. It remains my oldest completed NBA set.

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Big Ben

Posts: 165
Joined: Dec 2015

Saturday, June 3, 2017 7:20 PM

WTG man I too am working slowly towards hopefully completing the 71' set soon !!

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Got my collection kind of split up in 3 places in two seperate states. So I am willing to trade but might take me a bit to find the cards from my Trade / Sell list. So please message me first so that I can take some time to find the cards you would be interested in. Whether it's an hour or 2 months or etc. I would get back to you after locating the card or cards.

DandeeDundee

Posts: 8
Joined: Jun 2016

Saturday, June 3, 2017 8:13 PM
Congratulations!!! Not easy to complete and you stuck with it. It's so hard to find certain cards and then find people who also want to part with them.

armac

Posts: 331
Joined: Oct 2014

Saturday, June 3, 2017 11:34 PM
Way to go!

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