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Kirk
Posts: 159
Joined: Mar 2014
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 1:41 PM | |
if you're a set builder I'd like to find out how you go about it. My methoid isn't exactly efficient, but it's the way I've always done it. I like the thrill of opening packs so I keep buying individual packs until such time as every pack I buy ends up being 50-60% doubles. At that point I write down all the cards I still need, then head to my local card store or online retailer or card show to get the remainder. Problem is I end up with good sized stacks of doubles and I don't know what to do with them. Right now my problem is stacks of 2014 Topps and Topps Heritage doubles.
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Dixxy
Posts: 349
Joined: Mar 2013
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 4:17 PM | |
Originally I would buy bulk stacks of cards and have a celebration each time one found a home. now I just walk into my loacl store, give him a list, and we pull cards from his AMAZING stock. I also buy lots off of ebay and double check it with my lists in the database. This site is an invaluable tool for this. invaluable.
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The difference between Hoarding and Collecting is Structure. ~Kris~
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engine614
Posts: 503
Joined: May 2013
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 4:51 PM | |
Im actually trying to put ALL the cards I have here, even though I pc Phillies and Yankees....I have the same issue, alot of doubles, as I like to chase inserts......I recommend, if you can, putting those cards in the database here, for sale / trade.....I myself am looking for some 90's Phillies, believe it or not, and we all know the history of cards from the 90's.......someone is always looking for cards...
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Dixxy
Posts: 349
Joined: Mar 2013
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 5:08 PM | |
I found that surprising too. Got rid of a few pro set cards that were collecting dust. I swore for years that those pro set cards were undesirable at best... proven wrong.
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The difference between Hoarding and Collecting is Structure. ~Kris~
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redlegs_baseball
Posts: 155
Joined: Sep 2010
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 5:24 PM | |
I like busting
boxes and buying
bulk on craigslist.
I go to shows,
local card shop and
online sites to get
the cards that are
missing. I have
found some really
good people on here
to trade with like
Engine614 a few
post above. Engine
I do have tons of
80's and 90's
Phillies and
Yankees. not a lot
of the inserts but
a lot of the base
cards like you got
in our last trade.
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Howintensive
Posts: 41
Joined: May 2014
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:19 PM | |
I was that Pro Set collector that Dixxy was talking about, haha. I just started collecting hockey very recently, which began with buying a box of Pro Set packs, and I decided to complete that set. So I just ended up buying a box of packs from eBay of the other series, and then I was left with a few cards remaining to complete it. I looked around the DB, and Dixxy got me about halfway to completion. I was mulling over whether to buy the remaining cards on eBay at $1 per card (adding to about $10) or just buying another box from my local card store for $3. Needless to say, I bought the box for $3 and completed my set. My first completed set ever. (Except for the unopened factory sealed complete set of '92 Topps Baseball my dad got me when I was born)
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Billy Kingsley
Posts: 7,510
Joined: Aug 2011
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Friday, July 25, 2014 3:01 AM | |
Building sets, to
me, is the only
real goal of card
collecting. (well-
documenting history
is, but that's done
by the images and
text on the cards,
so it's connected).
I have been a set
builder since day
1, and according to
my User List here
on the Database,
I'm closing in on
130 sets completed.
Considering that
over 1000 sets are
in my collection,
that's not a really
good percentage,
but that's besides
the point. I love
to open boxes of
cards. Never
knowing what you
are going to pull
out of a pack, it's
a thrill. I used to
get a box of every
set released,
sometimes two or
more. I can't
afford to do that
anymore, largely
due to the costs
incurred by my
various health
problems. In 2014
I've only done 3
boxes, and 2 of
them were gifts.
But I digress.
I also love to buy
mixed boxes of
various cards. I've
been doing that for
years, and I would
do it a lot more
often if I could
get them locally- I
have to go out of
state to get them.
They used to be
very common, but
now I only know one
shop in Connecticut
that does them. I
have so many cards
that I get more
duplicates than new
these days, but I
love to do them
anyway. They sell
for $20 and you get
about 600 cards.
I used to buy a lot
of single cards,
but my sources have
dried up. My main
local dealer
retired in 2001 or
2002, card shows
ended around the
same time, and I
didn't have any way
to pay for things
over the internet
until 2006- or at
least any way that
I trusted. By then
my interest had
waned, and I
essentially stopped
collecting due to
lack of funds from
late 2006 through
2009.
I have a hard time
buying singles off
the internet. I
like the mystery of
what I will get,
and choosing what
to purchase is
difficult for me.
There are simply
too many cards I
want to acquire. I
had been working on
choosing one bigger
ticket card a month
(For me, that's $20
on a single card)
but that fizzled
out after two or
three months.
By buying boxes and
the mixed boxes I
love, as well as
retail packs, I
have gotten lots of
duplicates over the
years. I would
wager that at times
my duplicate stash
has been around
25,000 cards,
although I traded
or just outright
gave away most of
them over the
years, right now I
am at around 12,000
duplicates.
Someday, when I
finish scanning and
posting the cards
that are part of my
collection, I'll
add the duplicates
to my trading stock
on the
Database...but I
don't see that
happening until
2017 or later.
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VERY slow trading due to health problems. Not transferrable so safe to trade with, just moving is painful and can't always access the cards. Cardboard History My COMC New Collection Website: Cardboard History Gallery (Still under construction) Tips on how to make your scans look like the card does in hand (No more washed out, fuzzy scans!):
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kcjays
Posts: 742
Joined: Jan 2012
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Friday, July 25, 2014 9:05 AM | |
I put together a set of Topps baseball every year. My "method" for doing this is that I buy a box of wax packs (36 pack box). This gives me a few insert cards and approximately 300 of the 330 cards in the series. It also allows me the fun of opening packs and experience the "thrill" of what's-in-here? Another advantage is that Topps states you will receive an autograph card or jersey card in every box. (I have only been burned on that once.) I usually get my box from a dealer on eBay. This year my Series 1 box was, I think, $58 and my Series 2 box was $62. I then pick one or two insert sets to put together and visit sportlots.com. There I try and find a dealer that has all the cards I need. Usually it takes 3 dealers but I can order most of the base cards for 18 cents apiece. I always pick up a few extra superstar cards to throw in my duplicate box. Completing the series and the extra cards cost about $10. I try and keep the insert sets to under $30.
Buying a complete set from Target or Wal-Mart would be cheaper, but not as much fun.
Find whatever works for you and have fun with it.
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Kirk
Posts: 159
Joined: Mar 2014
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Friday, July 25, 2014 9:28 AM | |
I've thought about buying boxes, and I know it would be more efficient than my current method, but I can't bring myself to fork out that much money for one purchase. Instead I pick up a few packs whenever I go to Wal-Mart or Target. I guess I do it that way because it reminds of when I was 8 and my cousin and I would go to the local drug store and buy packs of cards Back then packs were a dime apiece and if we bought one at a time we wouldn't get charged tax. So we'd walk in, choose a pack, put a dime on the counter, then walk out and rip open our pack to see who we got. Then we'd do the whole process over again two or three more times before heading home with 30 or 40 cards and a mouth full of bubblegum.
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captkirk42
Posts: 2,266
Joined: May 2011
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Friday, July 25, 2014 10:34 AM | |
I too am one of those still needing some 90s stuff, even though I put it down a lot due to the history and all that. One thing to think about now is that it has been 15 years since the 90s ended and 25 since they started there are many newer collectors and kids who may need them and the younger ones and newer collectors haven't seen them yet.
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I collect: Baseball, Football, Hockey, Mostly Vintage pre1980, My Homie teams - Washington/Baltimore Teams Senators (Twins, Rangers), Expos/Nationals, Redskins, Capitals, Bullets/Wizards - HOFers - Non-sport (mostly TV shows and movies). My Trade List is very much a work in progress CaptKirk42s Trading Card Blog Curly W Cards Strive For '65 YouTube klandersen42
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