Back in 1987, I could only dream of owning the entire collection of Topps/Bowman baseball cards. Today, this dream has nearly become a reality as I complete one vintage set after another. My strategy has been to build sets efficiently by focusing on the lowest grades possible. My goal has simply been to just own the original cards. This blog shares my journey of collecting, organizing, and enjoying my collection of Topps/Bowman baseball cards.
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Monday, May 31, 2021
Reaching a 1953 Bowman milestone
Friday, May 21, 2021
1963 is gaining on 1961
Today's acquisition of 1963 Topps #467 Phil Ortega now brings me to within 39 cards of completing the 1963 Topps set. Now, I don't really expect to ever complete this set because I refuse to collect slabbed cards and Pete Rose RC is probably most counterfeited card in the 1960's. More interestingly, I achieved a new milestone in my 1960's collection today--catching up to my 1961 Topps set. I've been stuck at -39 cards for my 1961 Topps set for quite some time now and it seems that my 63T set will soon surpass my 61T set. Percentage-wise, at 39 missing cards for both sets, the 63T set is actually further along since the set has less cards (i.e 537/576 vs. 558/587). In another sense, I have more 61T's than I do 63T's. Before we entered into this era of hyper-inflation beginning around 2016, I never thought that my 63T set would ever catch up with 61T.