This page has a list of the "Monsters". These are sets I'd like to add to my collection some day. These items are fairly cost prohibitive for me currently, but they will be items or sets I hope to collect one day.
1984 Topps USFL Factory Set
Back in 1985, I attended a card show in Elgin, Illinois, and had $20 to spend. I saw a vendor with both 1984 & 1985 Topps USFL Factory Sets. The 1984 was $16, the 1985 was $12. I bought the 1985 set so I'd have money to spend on other things at the show... and have kicked myself since. Someday...
1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders Cubs Subset Checklist
Chance / Foxen
Chance / McIntire / Archer
Chance / Overall / Archer
Chance / Rowan / Archer
Chance / Sheen / Chance
Evers / Archer / Evers
Evers / Archer / Overall
Evers / Archer / Reulbach
Evers / Chance / Evers
Evers / Tinker / Chance
Lord / Lennox / Tinker
Stone / Schulte / Sheckard
Brown / Graham
I currently don't have much old, vintage material. I was listening to the Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict Podcast by Tan Man Baseball Fan. Specifically I was listening to his May 29, 2022 episode, "You don't have to have big $$$ to enjoy this hobby!" and his June 5, 2022 episode, "1914 Cracker Jack fetches $100,000". In these episodes, he discusses how there are many ways to collect, as well as the increasing value of some of the vintage cards. I decided that I'd like to try to find something Pre-WWI that is unique and (relatively speaking) affordable.
So, I've decided that I think I'm going to try to collect the 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders cards that have Cubs players on them. Why that specific group? Well, I'm a lifelong Cubs fan and this was the era of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" in Cubs lore. The card to the left is a high quality example that I'd never be able to afford, but I'd probably have to go SGC or PSA low grade to be able to afford what I'd like, but it'd be fun to do. So, I think I'm going to start moving towards that goal.
