[reagle beagle 37]

Everyone,

Looking to put together something nice for my son ... I was born in 1982 and I'm looking to purchase a Topps team set, every year from '82 to now, of the Cubs.

If you were doing the same, would you make it a point to buy the traded/update team sets to for each year too - or is the base Topps set enough.

Anyone done something similar, and if so, what have you done?

[soey10]

I do this with Yankee Team sets, most collector's just include the base cards and maybe the traded/updated sets. I go overboard and get all cards with Yankees on them from the sets, Record Breakers, Team Checklists, All-Stars, League Leaders and SP's...let me know what your plans are and I can help, I have all of my commons sorted by teams and I am sure that I have quite a few that you need from 1982-present, shoot me a PM and we can work out a deal

[ceocards]

If it were me, I'd just do base Topps - I consider Traded/Update a separate issue.

Of course, if you complete your Topps project, maybe that could be the next one you shoot for.

[rynocollector]

I'm doing the Cubs teams sets from 52 on. I decided to do the Update/Traded as well. I said why the heck not. They are really cheap and are easy to come by. I think there is only like 3 from the 80s and then start back in 01 or 02.

[djohn]

I'm doing the Cubs teams sets from 52 on. I decided to do the Update/Traded as well. I said why the heck not. They are really cheap and are easy to come by. I think there is only like 3 from the 80s and then start back in 01 or 02.

There are a lot more than 3 in the 80s. There is a Traded/Update set every year from 1981 to 1995. Then it skipped a few years until 1999 and has been going since then. There were also Topps Traded sets in 1974 and 1976.
I like the idea of a Cubs team set including the Traded cards, that way you would include the Greg Maddux rookie card from 1987 Topps Traded.

[rmpaq5]

If you really want to get crazy you can try and pick these up too.

[yankeesjetsfan]

I do this with my Yankees team sets. I collect everything Topps puts out, including the Traded/Updated sets.

Mike

[rynocollector]

There are a lot more than 3 in the 80s. There is a Traded/Update set every year from 1981 to 1995. Then it skipped a few years until 1999 and has been going since then. There were also Topps Traded sets in 1974 and 1976.
I like the idea of a Cubs team set including the Traded cards, that way you would include the Greg Maddux rookie card from 1987 Topps Traded.

Yeah, you're right. I was thinking it was the 80s that had the few but it was the 70s. Now that I think about you are right. But again, they are really easy to find and cheap so go for it!