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My posted goals were:

Update as of today, December 31:
1) Goal not achieved. That set has just over 70% of images scanned and uploaded to the site. This will remain a goal going into 23-24.

2) Goal achieved in November. User macca3232 keeps cards in tip top condition and ships safe.

3) Goal achieved. According to site stats I sent 946 cards and received 605.

Goals for 23-34 have not been considered.

Happy new year everyone!

Goals were:

* Get to 1600 unique Olajuwon cards — currently somewhere in the 1490s. This would require me adding approximately the same number of cards I did this year so may be a reach but we will see.

— Collection is showing 1416, but with cards stored in the US plus those not listed here (printing plates etc) I am at approximately 1560 so have come up short here.

* Add one mid/high end Olajuwon '90s insert or autograph — same as last year, I just need to be willing to pay the price. I would like to add one of his Autographics cards one day.

— 1997-98 Ultra — Ultrabilities Superstar for the '90s insert and I doubled up with an Autographics, though unfortunately not from the 1990s.

* Add rookie cards of five Hall of Famer players that I do not currently have RCs for — a lot to choose from so should be achievable.

— I picked up a few HOF player RCs, though it looks like non were for players I didn't already have, so this is a big fail.

* Add at least one card to my side PCs of Kirk Penney, Sean Marks and Travis Wilson — I was reminded of these by another member and they have been fairly neglected so will look to give them slightly more love in 2023.

— I added a Sean Marks auto thanks to member cchstove and picked up a couple of Wilson cards that are still in the US. Nothing on the Penney front unfortunately.

* Finally ship my 2022 cards stored in the States back to New Zealand. Could give me a good winter project to work on when work is less busy.

— This did not happen and needs to be goal number 1 for 2024!

Finally got around to updating my goals.

In 2023 I had set four goals for my collection,

1) Easy - Pick up just over 700 Different Red Sox cards to put my collection at 60,000 unique Red Sox cards.

• Done, year end total 62,302

2) Medium - Make 100 trades this year. Had 147 in 2022!

• Done 149 Trades.

3) Medium to hard- Do more scanning and organizing of my PC and upload scans here. Currently have 47,221 of my Red Sox inventoried here. Have only 3,000 cards currently inventoried that are missing scans.
Let's set the goal at getting to 52,000 inventoried and get the cards missing scans down to only ones for trade.

• End of year have 54,491 inventoried
• Still missing scans for 3,309 cards in my collection. Have added 38,400 scan total, not sure how many for the year.

4) Hard - Thin out the non PC cards I have accumulated over the years (Have to do much better on this goal this year!)

• Failed miserably again on this one. Wait 'til next year!

Scott

1. Hoping to nearly finish my vintage Cleveland Indians Topps and Bowman sets. I've got less than 30 now and by the end of this year I'm hoping to have them all finished out (probably with the lone exception of the 49 Bowman Satchel Paige, but I can dream right?).

2. Complete my 1980-1993 Topps flag ship sets. 1986-1992 are already complete, 1982-1985 are nearly complete, but I still have approx 50% of 1981 & 1993, and only about 10% of 1980. 

3. Sitting down and tackling my Ruben Amaro project.(https://lajoieslocker.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-ruben-amaro-project.html). Time has not been on my side lately to keeping this updated.