If it looks like a lot of cards, maybe too many, you're being observant. Here are some of the things that I have run into while trying to run down the cards I need:
- It's not too difficult to find sellers and traders who have these cards who are willing to part with them as a lot. Meaning, I can pick up several cards by trading away other doubles from other sets helping a fellow collector do the same thing I am doing, complete a set. Buying lots of these cards is generally not expensive either. However, buying and trading for lots also creates doubles which is why the stack in the picture above looks a lot bigger than what it should be considering the set is not complete.
- There are certain singles in this set that are for sale, but are ridiculous in price. I like this set, it looks cool, and I know that there are other collectors who feel the same way about it. Still, I am not sure that the cards in the set are worth upwards of $10 for a single. Yet, some of them cost that much on Ebay and COMC. I have out waited one person and found a star player from the set for about $2 while the only copy of the card on COMC was $8. Of course, the other problem with over priced cards on sites like EBay is that collectors use them as a reference point. The card costs $10 there, or on COMC, you find a collector who has it and the first thing they do is reference the sites and quote you the same price. I want a complete set, but I am not going to get ripped off putting it together.
- There are cards that are seriously difficult to find. Seems to happen every time I try to put something together from the late 1990s. Like the Topps Tek Jason Kendall card.
Anyway, I just had 9 more cards from the set show up in my mailbox yesterday afternoon. Here's a look at the cards.....
A little bit more detailed post about the cards I have added, and the ones I still need, will be up later this week.
Love that set. Gotta imagine that stack has some weight to it. Best of luck on picking up the remaining cards you need.
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