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Possibly the last current flagship set I ever complete

I am a set collector at heart, by trade, to the core, however you want to phrase it. It is the style of collecting that makes the most sense to me. It is the kind of collecting that dominated the hobby through the '50s, '60s, '70s and into the '80s. It is how I grew up. No other kind of collecting makes me feel more complete, more at one with the hobby, more invested, dedicated or exhilarated than set collecting. If I was told I had to limit my collection to one type of collecting, I wouldn't hesitate for a minute. Set completion would be the way to go. The most logical set for me to complete is the Topps flagship set. It was basically the only thing you could complete from the time I was 9 years old until I was 15. And because I received that foundation, completing the main Topps set by going to the store and buying packs is the very definition of collecting for me. That IS card collecting to me. By all means, you can collect how and why you want, and you ce...