set builders .. what's your best set

[bongo870]

I was just cleaning up my complete sets. I used to do them all the time back in the day but no longer. But I ran across this set that I LOVED back in the day. Its only missing the Byrd auto but i feel I will never own that. Lets see your best complete sets..
1994 TED WILLIAMS

1994 TED WILLIAMS (COMPLETED)(WITH P1 PROMO)1-162

1994 TED WILLIAMS ETCHED IN STONE GOLD (COMPLETED) ES- 1-9 (2 SETS)

1994 TED WILLIAMS ETCHED IN STONE RED (COMPLETED)ES 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS LP (COMPLETED) (LP1,2)

1994 TED WILLIAMS LP RED (COMPLETED LP1,2)

1994 TED WILLIAMS MEMORIES (COMPLETED)M-21-37

1994 TED WILLIAMS SCHMIDT (COMPLETED)MS 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS DAN GARDINER (COMPLETED)DG 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS LOCKER COLLECTION (COMPLETED)LC 11-19

1994 TED WILLIAMS TRADE FOR BABE (COMPLETED W/REDEMPTION)TB 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS 500 CLUB RED (COMPLETED) 5C 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS 500 CLUB GOLD (COMPLETED) 5C 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS AUTO LEON DAY #103

(NEED)

1994 TED WILLIAMS LP #1A LARRY BIRD AUTO

 

[Letch77]

I completed the 1993 Topps Finest baseball just a couple months ago. I had a great start from a box I'd bought back in 94 or 95 (my refractor was John Franco)
I also have a set of 1996 Select Certified baseball...my 2nd favorite set of all time.

 

[finestkind]

I only took me 10 years to complete my 1967 baseball set. Of course I started it when Tom Seaver got elected to the Hall of Fame in 1992.

 

[Dazed]

1966 Topps baseball set.

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[WizardofOz1982]

1995 Select Certified Master Set
- Base (135/135) -Print Run ~56,186
- Certified Futures (10/10) – Print Run ~6654
- Certified Gold Team (12/12) – Print Run ~2,570
- Checklists (7/7) – Print Run ~180,600
- Mirror Gold (135/135) – Print Run ~1,873
- Potential Unlimited (20/20) – Print run 1,975
- Potential Unlimited Case Chase (20/20) – Print Run 903
- Promos (8/8) – Print Run Unknown

1993 SP
- Base
- Platinum Power

I'm a few inserts short of a 1995 Zenith Master set and I'm about halfway done with 1994 and 1995 Leaf Limited Master sets.

 

[deaconblues63]

1973 Topps


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[joey12508]

1998 topps tek bernie williams. not really a set collector, took forever to finnish.

 

[zyceoa]

1983-85 Donruss, Fleer, Topps sets (OK, I didn't build these sets, but bought them complete)

I also like those small food issue auto sets from the 90s. I did build these one at a time.

1995 Jimmy Dean (J.Hunter, A.Kaline, B.Williams)
1997 Jimmy Dean (Y.Berra, B.Robinson)
1995 Tombstone Pizza (J.Bench, G.Brett, B.Gibson)
1996 Canadian Club (E.Banks, R.Fingers, B.Robinson, F.Robinson, W.Stargell, B.Williams)
1999 Hillshire Farms (E.Banks, H.Killebrew, F.Robinson, W.Stargell)

It was generally the same cast of characters that participated in these type of sets. There's also the 1993-94 Nabisco sets.

 

[mrmopar]

I was just cleaning up my complete sets. I used to do them all the time back in the day but no longer. But I ran across this set that I LOVED back in the day. Its only missing the Byrd auto but i feel I will never own that. Lets see your best complete sets..
1994 TED WILLIAMS

1994 TED WILLIAMS (COMPLETED)(WITH P1 PROMO)1-162

1994 TED WILLIAMS ETCHED IN STONE GOLD (COMPLETED) ES- 1-9 (2 SETS)

1994 TED WILLIAMS ETCHED IN STONE RED (COMPLETED)ES 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS LP (COMPLETED) (LP1,2)

1994 TED WILLIAMS LP RED (COMPLETED LP1,2)

1994 TED WILLIAMS MEMORIES (COMPLETED)M-21-37

1994 TED WILLIAMS SCHMIDT (COMPLETED)MS 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS DAN GARDINER (COMPLETED)DG 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS LOCKER COLLECTION (COMPLETED)LC 11-19

1994 TED WILLIAMS TRADE FOR BABE (COMPLETED W/REDEMPTION)TB 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS 500 CLUB RED (COMPLETED) 5C 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS 500 CLUB GOLD (COMPLETED) 5C 1-9

1994 TED WILLIAMS AUTO LEON DAY #103

(NEED)

1994 TED WILLIAMS LP #1A LARRY BIRD AUTO

Too bad Teddie didn't autograph cards for that set.

Funny how clueless some people are when it comes to selling. Many people selling the card for as low as $1.99 delivered, yet this guy thinks $11.99 is a good starting point. The highest raw I saw was $15. Hmmm, $15 or $2. Which one will I pick?

 

[bongo870]

Too bad Teddie didn't autograph cards for that set.

Funny how clueless some people are when it comes to selling. Many people selling the card for as low as $1.99 delivered, yet this guy thinks $11.99 is a good starting point. The highest raw I saw was $15. Hmmm, $15 or $2. Which one will I pick?

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crazy....

 

[gt2590]

1982 Topps football.

Loved that set as a kid. First licensed Topps FT set in about 30 years. Plus “In action” subset cards, which were HTF back then. For example, Montana’s base card shows him on the sideline phone.

1980 Topps baseball.

Still love the design. Plus, the classic Rickey RC.

To round out the Top 5:

1984 Donruss baseball, 2019 Big League Gold set and 1992 Ultra, all three sports.

 

[bongo870]

1982 Topps football.

Loved that set as a kid. First licensed Topps FT set in about 30 years. Plus “In action” subset cards, which were HTF back then. For example, Montana’s base card shows him on the sideline phone.

1980 Topps baseball.

Still love the design. Plus, the classic Rickey RC.

To round out the Top 5:

1984 Donruss baseball, 2019 Big League Gold set and 1992 Ultra, all three sports.

1980 topps set was my first set I did when i got into collecting... love that set

 

[Tibor]

The last set I put together was 1994 Pinnacle. Built a master set with Museum cards
and the Artist Proofs. All of the inserts, promos and the send aways. Even have the
cards you sent in for the Museum card mail-ins. All nice and neat in two albums. Last
time I looked at them, people were WORRIED about Y2K. Tried the Collectors Choice
from the same year. About 90% complete on the Silver Signatures and 10% on the Gold.
Both of these are baseball sets.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

The first set I've ever built as a kid was 1992 Topps. I mainly opened packs in hopes of hitting the Brien Taylor RC, but after awhile I organized my cards and decided that I wanted to complete it. A friend of mine introduced me to a neighbor of his who regularly traded cards and so I was able to trade dups for cards I needed. I also went to a local card shop and was able to buy singles I didn't have. I finally finished the set around my birthday that year, and wouldn't you know it, my dad bought me the complete set when he was on deployment and gave it to me for my birthday.

So now, I have 2 complete sets from that year, one sealed and one hand collated. While the set itself is probably nothing to sneeze at, the memories of that year still stick with me and I'm proud that I was able to build that set.

 

[jbmm161]

Don’t have many but I completed
2010 Topps T206
2008 Topps Chrome Football
2009 Topps Chrome Football


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[BabyFaceFrank]

1959 Fleer Ted williams set.

 

[michaelstepper]

Incredible sets in here.
I don't do base sets but a few of my favorites are

2005 Sweet Spot Classic signatures 100%

2005 Sweet Spot signatures 100%

2002 Sweet Spot Signatures 100%

couple others finished as well and 6 other years sitting at 96-98%

 

[WizardofOz1982]

Too bad Teddie didn't autograph cards for that set.

Thought he did sign a few for 1994. I know he signed the Locklear Collection card of himself in 1993. I thought he signed 54 copies of card #1 in 1994.

 

[Shaggy]

1980 topps set was my first set I did when i got into collecting... love that set

So do I. Big fan of the Henderson rookie. I have maybe 3 1980 sets.

I'm working on my 1962 Topps set.

 

[mrmopar]

Thought he did sign a few for 1994. I know he signed the Locklear Collection card of himself in 1993. I thought he signed 54 copies of card #1 in 1994.

That could be possible. I don't recall hearing about it, but I may have missed it. Still, his own company, and yet so few autographs. Hell, he signed 2000 for UD heroes. Maybe that explains it. UD likely paid him fat stacks and he didn't have anyone to pay him for his own set. However, think how popular that set could have been with an attainable Ted Williams auto lurking just a few packs/boxes away!