I Love Set Chases!!! Especially Rookie Auto Sets. They are my favorite part of collecting, finishing off a set is a great feeling, and like Adam says, best thing to do is not put any time limit on it, otherwise overspending becomes very easy to do.
As far as recent sets that I have completed:
09/10 Prestige Draft Class Signatures
10/11 Prestige Draft Class Signatures (all patches) - Pic in my photobucket in PC Sets Completed
Very nearly completed 09/10 Classics Rookie Auto's
Just completed (but not all to hand, so no pics yet) 10/11 Contenders Patches Rookie Auto's (100 Card Set) This last set I have been doing since 10/11 Contenders came out, so its been awhile in the making, but all the more worth it when it all gets done. Cant wait to share full 100 card pic once all the outstanding cards come in.
Current set collections include 09/10 Panini Hall of Fame Famed Signatures and thinking about going for a couple of the insert sets from Past & Present due to their great look.
Good luck with your chase, keep us informed.
Richard
One of the reasons that I started to collect Lebron was all the mini sets that were out there - I have always enjoyed a good chase. That was what collecting was all about when I was growing up (putting together the base set) so great to still be able to do it!!
My biggest chase - Jordan legacy set. 1170 cards in bit under 2 years.
This one took about the same amount of time for only 5 cards!!
I have just finished a Lebron 30 card gold set #/50 which I started when I first signed up to OCT (last card in the mail now). Purchased my first few cards off Gemini (Alf) and he pointed me in the direction of this great site. Would have taken about 3 years to finish that one. Hanging to get it in hand!!!
Like you guys have said you are constantly checking all the different sites just to find those few remaining cards. They dont have to be expensive and the feeling when you find another one is amazing!!
true that....im yet to see a Tyrus Thomas Flight Team auto ever in the 2 and a half years i been chasing other then 1 that's buried in a Bulls Collectors PC in america....but having said that, Carter and Mcgrady are been difficult too, they always seem to be in the hands of PC'ers that wont give em up!!
wow....thats a sick set to have!!! you wouldnt get any change out of a 1000 for jsut the kobe and mj...i have the kobe in my pc and was lucky to get it for a good price...one of the sicker looking old school inserts by far!!!
And of course the entire set of Tag Team Quads numbered out of 10.... apart from the last one on the checklist that UD say was packed out yet has never ever ever ever been seen anywhere ever...
I was kinda working on this too but Brad's got both Gilmores so I didn't pursue the 1/1 Havlicek either. Mikan is 1/1:
haha yer I rememebr the mysterious missing card fiasco.
Same with that boris diaw signature approval. Such a low end player yet not ONE card seen. I have seen more MJs (3 MJs) and Lebrons (4 LJs) out there lol.
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
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!
And of course the entire set of Tag Team Quads numbered out of 10.... apart from the last one on the checklist that UD say was packed out yet has never ever ever ever been seen anywhere ever...