Does anyone collect minis?

[DiebytheCubs]

I was just going through some of my extra stuff and I have a bunch of Gypsy Queen minis. I think they're cool, and I actually really like them but I don't really know what to do with them. They seem kind of difficult to store and there are so many of them, at only one per pack I don't really want to go chasing down a whole set (I know there are other avenues but I like to try to put most of the set together myself).

Does anyone collect these, or any other minis? What's your experience with them?

 

[olerud363]

I only collect minis of my player PC guys. They go in regular penny sleeves and toploader with the rest of my cards.

I once tried to do the '03 Topps 205 mini set and bought binder pages that hold tobacco minis. Very handy since those darn things are a pain to store.

- Rodrick

 

[nborton]

Same here. I only player collect them. It's funny how storage issues are a factor in cards like these. I find some GU cards a pain as well. There are no thickness standards any longer. I kinda wish there were around three or four set thicknesses. But booklet cards really throw a loop in things for storage with me as a player collector.

 

[madbull34]

I have a few Ginter minis in my PC. I use tobacco card penny sleeves and top loaders to store them.

 

[dbacksfan4life]

I only collect the Dbacks, and some other players for my friends and cousin. I hate storing them, so l just put them in a penny sleeve and toploader.

 

[predatorkj]

I do the set every year of Allen and Ginter and all the mini inserts I can. I only have finished complete sets up through 2008 but I lack mostly inserts and a handful of the base set for the other years. Some of those inserts can be costly.

As far as Gypsy Queen, I love the look but only recently got a set going(2013 GQ) due to how hard it is to find anyone who breaks a big amount of that. These types of sets really need to be taken out in big bunches. If you built it by normal means, that is by opening a box or two and then buying the singles you still need online, you'd end up spending well over $500 or more to build a set. So finding someone who breaks a ton and sells a ton is the way to go.