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To clarify, for a complete set, no inserts are other chase cards are needed...it's just about the base set itself for completing a set (have all inserts, etc, and that is a master set).

This topic has me thinking.

I wish you could designate a set as complete in your collection so that it would show up in the completed sets listing even if you don't have all of what the database views as part of the base set. 

This may even exist and I just don't know how to do it.

When I get my COMC shipment, it will include a Ric Flair card that will complete the Stomp Collection.  Off the top of my head, this may be only the second set I've ever completed by buying or trading for the last card I need. In other words, I've bought complete sets, and I've bought packs/boxes and ended up with all the cards of a set without necessarily trying.  But I can think of only one other time I've acquired a card specifically because I knew it was the only one I lacked (1987 Topps Mini Leaders Baseball - Mark Langston).  Does this make me a set completionist?  Am I like you guys now?

Do you want it to be? In my 2016 COMC order, I completed 19 sets and one 220 card parallel...

I believe only base cards no errors unless you are going for a master set. 

Each back variation should absolutely be listed as it's own. Just because they are rare...in some cases exceedingly...does not mean they should be ignored. We don't purposely leave out modern cards due to rarity, so why do we for old cards? I don't have a LeBron James autograph, but I don't pretend they don't exist! 

Let me begin by saying that I am not a fan of PSA, however they do have pretty good logic when it comes to set completion. For example, to complet a  "basic" set  you can ignore cards that have an extremely short print run (1-3 print runs according to PSA's rules) and you only need one card for each "slotted" card regardless of the number of variations/errors.

Yes, a little box we can check for us to designate a set as complete would be most helpful. Then on our profile page there could be a link for us to see all of the sets we have marked as complete... that would be so helpful.