someone please talk some sense into me, Topps Heritage BBall

ThoseBackPages · Apr 4, 2011

someone please talk some sense into me.....i am considering collecting the Topps Heritage Sets, of which i own zero as of this typing.

Looking to have the sets in sheets/binders.
not interested in inserts/chrome/etc. just the "set" #1 - whichever, SPs (not SSPs) included naturally, as they ARE part of "the set". like what Topps Heritage is replicating in the first place.

This is obviously VERY costly.....and more likely then not, VERY stupid.

So, hit with Pros and Cons people

Jastermereel · Apr 4, 2011

DO IT

I have a complete 2005 set available.... :lol:

MojoDan · Apr 4, 2011

Jastermereel said:
DO IT

I have a complete 2005 set available.... :lol:

I can't be sure, but I think his opinion on the matter is a bit biased.

:lol:

nevermore · Apr 4, 2011

I started collecting the Yankee Heritage base cards very recently and I'm very glad I did. I still have a long ways to go, but the Heritage sets are just incredible. I can't wait to fill up my Heritage binder. If you don't want to collect the entire sets, I suggest going for just the Mets cards, a more manageable goal. The Yankees have 335 cards over 11 years (not counting the tints from this year), the Mets probably have much less.

Jastermereel · Apr 4, 2011

MojoDan said:
Jastermereel said:

DO IT

I have a complete 2005 set available.... :lol:

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I can't be sure, but I think his opinion on the matter is a bit biased. :lol:

:lol:

But seriously, they are probably the coolest (and most popular) modern set. You will have plenty of singles (if that's how you want to put the sets together) to choose from.

alexs64 · Apr 4, 2011

nevermore said:
I started collecting the Yankee Heritage base cards very recently and I'm very glad I did. I still have a long ways to go, but the Heritage sets are just incredible. I can't wait to fill up my Heritage binder. If you don't want to collect the entire sets, I suggest going for just the Mets cards, a more manageable goal. The Yankees have 335 cards over 11 years (not counting the tints from this year), the Mets probably have much less.

I don't know...but I think he was kind of rubbing it in your face a little there...

:shock:

Greg Cleveland · Apr 4, 2011

I have incomplete sets from 2001-2007. I've always loved buying boxes and packs of Heritage, but never seemed to finish the sets! They make great starter sets!

James52411 · Apr 4, 2011

The Heritage sets are very nice, but why not just work on your 1980's collection rather than divert your resources. You are going to need to drop $2K to have all the Heritage sets to the present day. You could buy a lot of 1980s cards with that money, or branch into most of the 1970s...

bighurtcollector · Apr 4, 2011

So the pro is that they are all amazing sets, the con is some of the SP's are tough to find, would you be putting the '06 with the Alex Gordon together? if so good luck on the Gordon cutout; last one i saw ended for around $300, i got mine for $65 due to a poor title. The sets are amazing, I build them every year and always look forward to February now for Heritage AND spring training

bongo870 · Apr 4, 2011

coming from a old time set collector i say go for it! IT will be a good chalange and fun times trying to get the sp's and so forth! I say if you have the time and $ go for it!

bear0555 · Apr 4, 2011

I got sick of heritage after 2005 and now don't even buy a pack of it. It is cool to see how the players of today look on yesterday's cards though. I have a master set of 2001 that I enjoyed putting together when I was young and will keep that, but it got frustrating after a while. I suggest taking more time to consider before you make your decision.

AK11 · Apr 4, 2011

If you choose to go down this road, start with your favorite retro design and work from there. Of course, doing this year's set is also a good starting point because the SPs are more available right now. There are some lots on ebay right now that you can buy 10 SPs per lot and you choose what you need. To build a Heritage set and the base SPs, consider the design and what the high number cards are in the checklist. A set with good player selection in SPs makes it a better chase and accomplishment in the end. I have been tempted myself for either this year's '62 design or next year's '63 design with the classic floating head rookies. If you decide to, have some fun.

notjomommasclint · Apr 4, 2011

i am still hunting down the 2005 sps... i will finish it! eventually...

ThoseBackPages · Apr 4, 2011

interesting input from everyone so far (as expected)

i would be pretty much buying the sets as a whole, building them from scratch just isnt an option this far down the line.

as for the Alex Gordon, i'd probably add that one eventually

as for my favorite design, Topps Heritage is starting to hit the mid 60's, and ive always loved those.

rico08 · Apr 4, 2011

One pro is you enjoy building one of the great all-time Topps brands and one con is...well, do you consider spending $ on a hobby a con?

I think the decision is easy. Plus, I bet they look great in 9-pocket pages.

spahnandsain · Apr 4, 2011

alexs64 said:
nevermore said:

I started collecting the Yankee Heritage base cards very recently and I'm very glad I did. I still have a long ways to go, but the Heritage sets are just incredible. I can't wait to fill up my Heritage binder. If you don't want to collect the entire sets, I suggest going for just the Mets cards, a more manageable goal. The Yankees have 335 cards over 11 years (not counting the tints from this year), the Mets probably have much less.

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I don't know...but I think he was kind of rubbing it in your face a little there... :shock:

Yeah, and the Mets suck so the cards will be extra cheap! *high fives other braves fans. Sorry e

Mudcatsfan · Apr 4, 2011

ThoseBackPages said:
interesting input from everyone so far (as expected)

i would be pretty much buying the sets as a whole, building them from scratch just isnt an option this far down the line.

as for the Alex Gordon, i'd probably add that one eventually

as for my favorite design, Topps Heritage is starting to hit the mid 60's, and ive always loved those.

Buying the sets as a whole can be the most economical way to do it, but i dont see how much fun that would be.

Perhaps the best way is to look for NEARLY complete sets, then you still get the thrill of the chase working on the last 20-30 SPs in the set.

If your goal is just to have them to look at, why not just look at them online?

To me, set building is all about the building, not the owning. But to each, his own.

Juddy · Apr 4, 2011

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ThoseBackPages · Apr 4, 2011

Juddy said:
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sure, thats SOME help! :lol:

and John, you (as always) bring up some good points

Casebusters · Apr 4, 2011

Mudcatsfan said:
ThoseBackPages said:

interesting input from everyone so far (as expected)

i would be pretty much buying the sets as a whole, building them from scratch just isnt an option this far down the line.

as for the Alex Gordon, i'd probably add that one eventually

as for my favorite design, Topps Heritage is starting to hit the mid 60's, and ive always loved those.

Click to expand...

Buying the sets as a whole can be the most economical way to do it, but i dont see how much fun that would be.

Perhaps the best way is to look for NEARLY complete sets, then you still get the thrill of the chase working on the last 20-30 SPs in the set.

If your goal is just to have them to look at, why not just look at them online?

To me, set building is all about the building, not the owning. But to each, his own.

I think you should buy the previous years as whole sets and then build them as they come out in future releases..
It would be too costly to build the early years from scratch or from starter sets.

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