2017 hobby goals **last week of the year!!**

[michaelstepper]

with a handful of days remaining in 2016 it's time to hope and dream about all the good stuff that going to happen for us in the coming year. I'll get it started.

I've learned in the 2 short years I've been a part of this thread. the more vague I am, the more successful I am

1) keep plugging away at my PC and hopefully finish at least one years worth of signatures. 2016 saw HUGE strides in my collection.

2)get supplies and have everything mini snap tite, labeled and team bagged.

3)pick up 3-5 hof patches. not a serious PC but one I am working on slowly

4) personally, I really need to lose about 30-40 lbs. if I can do that I'll reward myself

 

[bstanwood]

I have three collections that I take "seriously" as serious as a hobby gets I suppose, and one that I half-heartedly indulge when I'm bored.

1-Tim Wakefield, there are only 50 or so non 1/1s I don't own. I'm aiming to add 6 cards to my total, feels low but I just don't see much come up I don't own.
2- Craig Biggio, reach 1500 different cards (add 300ish).
2b-Complete 1999 Topps Tek base and add 2 gold's
2c-Reach 70 of 90 1998 Topps Tek base patterns and add three diffractors.
3-Red Sox HOF, add herb pennock and IRA flagstead.
4-HOF Rookies-Add 5 to reach a total of 40.

Looking at my list I should be cutting down on spending...I doubt that happens so I might just surpass my goals quickly.

 

[MojoDan]

1. Get Collection 100% organization and catalogued.
2. Sell/trade everything that I don't want long term.
3. Have a paypal balance.
4. Use really good Supplies for everything I'm keeping.
5. Add quality PSA vintage.

 

[Pine Tar]

1.Work on down sizing everything, from house to cards. Hopefully only a year.
2.Get the farm sold to a family member(s) that want to have it.
3.Help my mother almost 77 diversify her holding (mainly property) needs to be sold or split up.....Her words not mine.
4.Finish up the rest of our 5 year plan on house (3 1/2 Years in) and would like to end it 2017 and just might too.
5.And upgrade 5 1/2 year plan( that's what's left) for retirement at least for me (almost 54 I'm out at 59 1/2) or full time anyway... the wife says she going to work until 67 she is nutty for sure.
6.Volunteer more to the people and places I do now.

 

[clarkzac]

1. Get to 175 signed 2008 Allen and Ginter cards, currently at 151
2. Finish up at least one more year in my Twins signed Allen and Ginter collection. I believe the only years I have done are 2008 and 2014 (A few will be tough, 2006- Killebrew, 2012- Nishioka)
3. Get organized

Non-hobby goals-
1. Buy a house
2. Get married (hopefully I don't screw it up before July lol)
3. Learn more for my job (work an ag related job with no previous ag backgroud)

 

[AnthonyCorona]

Get rid of a lot of stuff I'm not PCing. Take pictures with my daughter and more minor league players and get 8x10s signed. Help other dads get their kids into the hobby by sending more cards. Non hobby, take Sundays off to have at least one family day

Collecting: Phil Bickford, Brandon Wood (still), Yankees and Rockies

 

[joey12508]

Well i am already retired so i would like to hit the lottery. Then finish my Bernie collection.
Then have a sleep over with Rhonda Rousey, which would probably kill me.
The end.

 

[michaelstepper]

some great ones so far!
joey- lmao

 

[mrdallas]

Sadly, Sell off almost my entire collection..... I have way to many cards and there is a lot of good I could do with the money.

 

[psj]

Keep working on my Yankees collection

 

[Juan Gris]

Spend way less money than in 2016 and find/acquire something interesting I didn't know existed.

 

[muskiesfan]

For my Adam Dunn collection:
1)Reach 2500 different cards (1900 currently)
2)Reach 250 different autos (171 currently)
3)Reach 500 different game used cards (428 currently)
4)Reach 75 1/1s (55 currently)
5)Get a Nationals game used jersey

Personal:
1)Hope my wife's pregnancy goes smoother. She is pregnant with our second daughter.
2)Get the promotion I have been busting my ass for. It's almost a slam dunk I'm going to get it, but I won't count on it until I'm officially offered the position.

 

[pac_rat_76]

Hobby
1. Finish re-scanning my Johan's and upload them to a site.
2. Continue adding to my Twin's collection.
3. Try not to love opening wax so much...

Non-hobby
1. Be a good example for my daughter
2. Drastically increase my 401k.
3. Save up for a kitchen remodel.

 

[forgerelli]

1 - Buy more Mo's.
2 - Organize and catalog my 30,000+ non auto, relic, graded Mo's.
3 - Get to over 2000 cards on the Mo PSA Master & Super Set Registries.
4 - Buy another perfectly centered PSA 8 1960 Mantle after I had to sell one a few years ago at 1/3 the price I'll pay for one now.

Scott F

 

[nevermore]

2016 was epic, I was able to attend the National. My 2017 goals will be a bit more modest.

1. Attend 2-3 local card shows
2. Build Yankees team sets from the 1950s and 1960s
3. Complete the 1970s, down to 9 cards
4. Pick Yankees Heritage & Topps SP/variations from recent years
5. Pick up 1-2 high-end Yankees autographs
6. Sell extras and non-PC items

 

[dano7]

1. Keep my eyes open for any Mantle cards I don't have....maybe some Bazooka.
2. T207 Hoff
3. 1956 Rizzuto pin
4. 1961 & 62 Topps Yankee stamp pairs.
5. Need T209 Contentnea Roanoke players...Cefalu, Halland (Holland), Jenkins, Powell, Pressley, Schmidt & Shagnessy (Shaughnessy)
6. Work on getting to 700 Yankee autographs
7. Collect In Person autos at the Salem games
DANNY

 

[tramers]

sell more LOL only 700,000 at this time almost all by team in alpha order .
stop supporting LCS till I lower other expenses LOL
lose same pounds I've worked on for three years .
considering retiring next year to spend more time with G/K's .

 

[David K.]

• Get a superfractor from 2017 Bowman!

• Complete my quest to finish the 2003 timeless treasures gold set!

• Have the National come back to the west coast!

Best regards, David

 

[George_Calfas]

Add to my unopened 90s wax collection

 

[mouschi]

I just stumbled upon my post in a 2016 Hobby Goals thread. Here is what I posted:

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When I first saw this post, I thought pshhhh ... there is no way I need to be setting any goals for my collection. It is fun and I'll go hard at it no matter what! But, I'm a sucker for goal setting, so here goes:

Land my white whales of Canseco:
1) 1988 Topps Cloth Canseco/McGwire
2) 1989 Donruss Blue Chips
3) 1989 Leaf Blue Chips
4) 1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold
5) 1997 Pinnacle Totally Certified Gold
6) 1998 Donruss Crusade Red
(there are others but this is good for now)

7) *MAYBE* Scan my collection and post online. That would be a good one!
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I was able to pick off #'s 1, 3, 6 and 7 which I am incredibly pumped about for a year's worth of work! #'s 1 and 3 were given to me, while I picked up #6 from one of Canseco's close friends. I would have to say that #7 has got to be my most satisfying, though. While I'm very proud of my collection, it simply wouldn't shine as brightly with my site!

2016 was an absolutely huge, monster year for my collection. It was a massive turning point for me, especially for 1/1's. I don't know what the point is for me personally to list a number of cards as a "goal" to get, because if they show up w/out an irrational price, and I'm fortunate enough to be there to pull the trigger, then I'll do it. It would be different if the cards on my want list were readily available, but it is literally a matter of them actually making an appearance.

I guess you can say that after going MEGA hard on my collection for the past few years, I've equated creating a goal of acquiring cards like saying you have a goal to eat cheesecake. It isn't really a goal; it is just something you do because you love it. The big thing for me was the site, and that is done so I will just keep updating it as I go, and enjoy

One goal I may have though, is to have CustomCutsOnline.com EXPLODE. I'd love it to get huge, and for all kinds of people in the collecting community have them in their collections, and truly enjoy them.

Goals are nothing, without numbers, though. So here goes:

1,000 Custom Cuts sold by Dec. 31st, 2017!