In my few years of collecting I have stared set chases and have always seemed to give up and sell off the cards. I've recently started a new chase and would love to see what sets you guys have completed and how long it took. Would be great inspiration.
I love me a good set chase! As a player collector, you can pick up a nice insert that you don't have, but it doesn't carry the same excitement as picking up a card for a set. Even if it is a low end set, it feels good to complete them!
In saying that, there is nothing like the gigantic kick in the balls that you get when you manage to collect 34/35 RC Autographs from a set and find out that the redemption you are waiting for will not be getting made!! Technically you can say that the set is complete, but it still sucks balls!!
I have these set chases going:
09/10 Rookies & Stars - Base/Inserts/RC Team Patch Autos as well as the base/insert parallel set /500
09/10 Classics - Base/Legends/Inserts/RC Autos
09/10 Upper Deck - Base/Inserts
09/10 Contenders RC Autos
09/10 Season Update - Base (inc 4 super SP's)/Inserts/Christmas Cards GU/Rookie Challenge GU/Lakers Legacy GU
10/11 Gold Standard - Base/Inserts/RC autos, all /299
So far, I have completed:
09/10 Upper Deck - 200 card base set, 40 Rookies, 55 Immortals, 20 Now Appearing Inserts, 34/35 Masterpieces Inserts (they never made one of them
) and 50 of the 3D Stars. Pics are in here if you want to see:
http://s1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee386/Admiraldrob50/Set Chases PC/
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09/10 Rookies & Stars RC Team Patch Autos
Most of the others are either mostly or very nearly finished too.
When I chase a set like these though, I make sure I don't rush. If you put a time limit on it, you will pay too much for some cards and make it a $$ drainer. If you take your time and just pick up the ones that are cheap, it is easier to manage a bunch of chases as well as PC Players!
What set are you doing/contemplating?