What collecting accomplishment are you most proud of?

[hofmichael]

I think my proudest collecting moment was finishing my NM 1970 Topps.I ended up building three 1970 sets in the process of making my NM set from constant upgrading.

 

[PujolsCollector]

Getting within 5 cards 100% completion of Descalso cards in about a year.

 

[1st4040]

Not giving into the temptation of selling it all to use the money for bigger and better things...

 

[hofmichael]

Getting within 5 cards 100% completion of Descalso cards in about a year.

That is a hell of a feat.

 

[MOFNY]

Tracking down six Retro/Future Refractors.

 

[Musial Collector]

Thats a tough one, but if I had to choose one, guess it would be tracking down 4 of the 6 Ginter Wood 1/1 for Cuddyer, if I ever find the other 2, I will be blown away!

 

[TGutta]

Individually I would just say how far I've gotten with my entire Denard Span collection and the motivation I still have to keep picking up cards that I need. As for completing a set I would say finishing the 2011 Topps Diamond set. I had never attempted to do any type of parallel set before and although it took long to finish (about a year), I was very very happy when I could finally get the last card in!

 

[thefatguy]

Giving up baseball cards cold turkey when the Topps monopoly began.

 

[notjomommasclint]

Completing the 05 bowman chrome set.. It's my favorite set of all time.

I am also very proud of my 2011 topps chrome football canebow! Base through red non auto of each hurricane player in the set.

http://s633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/thl_lgl_lclint/

 

[bcubs]

Completing a 2010 Elite Extra Edition set including the autos that are part of the set along with a complete set of Franchise Futures autos. Finding some of the autos #'d to 99 was brutal.

 

[sruchris]

Giving up baseball cards cold turkey when the Topps monopoly began.

Congrats. I wish I could!

 

[srstetler]

Hey Hofmichael, this year I was able to complete the 14 card Austin Kearns-Ryan Zimmerman rainbow from the 2007 Topps Co-Signers.

Completed rainbow with serial numbers:

024/299 Red
162/275 Bronze
027/250 Blue
049/225 Gold
148/199 Silver Red
015/175 Silver Bronze
021/150 Silver Blue
011/125 Silver Gold
70/75 Hyper Silver Red
08/50 Hyper Silver Bronze
12/15 Hyper Silver Blue
3/5 Hyper Silver Gold
1/1 Hyper Plaid Silver
AK-RZ Co-Signers Autographs

In 2011 I completed the 22 #173 Ryan Zimmerman rainbow from the 2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes. I had a running start with this project due to a sizable chunk attained from FCB member RZimm11.

Completed rainbow with serial numbers:

Purple Auto 5/5
Red Auto 9/10
Purple Patch 3/5
Beige Patch 5/10
Light Blue Patch 14/25
Emerald Jersey 11/25
Navy Blue Jersey 20/50
Black Jersey 49/125
Red Jersey /100 (never manufactured)
Light Blue Jersey 31/200
Charcoal Jersey (no serial number)
Purple Parallel 14/25
Light Blue Parallel 43/49
Sea Green Parallel 83/99
Brown Parallel 58/149
Navy Blue Parallel 33/199
Red Parallel 209/249
Beige Parallel 47/299
Charcoal Parallel 216/399
Emerald Parallel 339/499
Black Parallel (no serial number)
Base Card

 

[AmishDave]

Reaching 700 pack pulled certified auto's of JJ. The next 700 won't be as easy ...

 

[AK11]

Building a player collection worthy of being a published super collector. Before I started back in 2009, I would have never contemplated a player collection at all.

 

[bigbov]

I got into collecting about 2 years ago because my sons were starting to collect. I am most proud of the fact that it allows me to spend quality time w/ them and has created a very unique bond between us.

Adam

 

[PujolsCollector]

I got into collecting about 2 years ago because my sons were starting to collect. I am most proud of the fact that it allows me to spend quality time w/ them and has created a very unique bond between us.

Adam

I think this is the best post in here. I think my dad had a huge influence on my card collecting, he always would buy me packs and stuff. He also has binders of card that while growing up I was not allowed to look at or touch. Then I turned 13 (im 17 now) and was finally allowed to look at them because I would be responsible with them (there is nothing that great in there but it curiosity was strong lol) So then he got out of collecting but encouraged me to continue SO i did and im glad I did. Had I not joined this site I would be out of collecting anything and would just be bored all the time, it would allow me more time to work on my photography though.

 

[VandyDan]

Not being broke. Not getting off my collecting focus. Not running off my girlfriend.

 

[mudflap02]

Great responses so far.

I'm very proud of my entire collection but there are very few people outside of the internet who know about it. I'm happy to have kept my focus on Topps Heritage stuff for 8 years. Complete chrome sets up to 2012, complete refractor sets up to 2011, ~500 different Heritage autos, ~950 different black refs. And I'm proud to actually collect them and keep them, haven't sold off a single PC card except for a rough patch in 2006.

 

[Fandruw25]

Completing the white and black set of 2007 moments and Milestones for Andruw. 191 cards each numbered /150 and /29.

 

[hofmichael]

I got into collecting about 2 years ago because my sons were starting to collect. I am most proud of the fact that it allows me to spend quality time w/ them and has created a very unique bond between us.

Adam

I don't think anyone can touch this answer. What do you guys collect?

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