Mid-Year Check In

 

It's hard to believe that 2025 is half done.  Time flew by so fast, I totally forgot to even identify some goals for this year.  So I guess I'm going to carryover a few from last year.  Here's a look at those:

1) Complete 2 vintage sets.  The struggle is real.  Chasing down needs at card shows is truly a labor of love because it sure seems like dealers aren't carrying much vintage.  However this goal is very attainable as my 1972 set build is over 90% complete and my 1970 set build is over 96% complete.

2) Complete a shiny set.  Again, very attainable.  I'm very close to completing the 2020 Optic basketball set as well as a few baseball insert sets.

3) Trading.  Falling well short here.  It's been months since I logged into TCDB and when I do see cards on the blogs or elsewhere, I get too busy and forget to even reach out.  Ugh.  Which reminds me, I think Bo had a 1952 Wheaties card I saw in a past blog post that I meant to inquire about.  Bo we need to talk!

4) Reduce my collection.  Last year I wasn't able to reduce my collection to make a noticeable difference.  For 2025, however, I'm on my way.  I recently sold off about 15k and have another 10k more ready to sell.  I'd like to reduce my collection down about 50k cards by years end.

5) New blogging ideas.  I'm in the process of revamping my card room and will hopefully have something to share soon.

I feel like these goals have been the same for a couple of years, so I'll definitely look to clarify or create more focused goals for next year.  I'll probably need to hit some card sites like COMC and ebay to complete some of these sets, especially the vintage sets.  It seems all dealers want to do is sell the new shiny stuff.  As for reducing the collection, that seems to be getting tougher too.  It's taking longer to get any interest from potential buyers and my prices reflect that.  Hopefully that's not a reflection of what the future holds for the card market.  Enjoy 2025, only 6 months left!