Labor of Love

 

The days are growing shorter and shorter, which means my fishing time has all but ended.  That gives me more time to finally devote to my other hobby - cards!  And with the weather being what it is - cold, rainy and dreary - I've found some time to start organizing again.  I had meant to get my 71's out because I know I'm close to completing that set but instead found a box of 70's.  So with time on my hands I dug in and started to get that year's set organized.

I didn't find just one box though, I found two.  These had been unorganized for years, as I just simply accumulated cards without ever really knowing what I had.  Occasionally some of the big names would make their way into a goody box, but most of what I have sits in 800 count boxes.

As I make my way through, I sleeve individual cards for my 'official' set.  Its a rather tedious endeavor, placing each card into a sleeve.  But you get to know each card and the condition of the set much better.

Of course, I'm accumulating quite the pile of duplicates.  Maybe I'll have enough to complete a second set?   Or if anyone is up a for a trade, I'll have the 1970 want list up soon.  I'm pretty sure I'll have more then half of a second set when done.

Problem is I know there is a 3rd box buried in here somewhere.  I cringe every time I have to dig in here.  I kind of have to psych myself out to get worked up and dive into this.

When this is done, it is one more step toward achieving one of my goals this year.  There are some really good card shows coming up, so maybe - just maybe - I can complete a vintage set by year's end.