2022 Topps Series 1 hobby box

 I got a slightly delayed Valentine's Day gift...a box of 2022 Topps Series 1 hobby box!  It was a great surprise, although I'm not sure how to proceed with it.  I am missing just a handful of cards to complete series 1; do I try to complete the set, or use it for trade bait?  It seems like all the "hot" player cards are in series 1.  I put a Twitter poll up, but no one responded, so I'm unsure of what to do.  I might try a poll on this blog to see what people think.  

First card of 2022

Favorite base cards

Player collection needs

Seeing this will never get easy

Mega collections

Royals

Iowa Hawkeye baseball alumni

Some of the "hits"

Catchers - there are some really get catcher cards in Series 1

Inserts

Is this a Topps set or Bowman?  Don't get me wrong, I love green cards, but I feel like this is a Bowman thing.

My hobby box autograph

I like the "welcome to the show" set, but I wish it was more exciting.  I do love the "pick the game" cards.

Love this set!

1987 Topps again?!  I love 1987 Topps, so I guess I'll have to collect it, even though we just did this in 2017.

I like this set, too...reminds me a little of 1993 Leaf

The "flashiest feet" remind me of Triple Play back in the day.

Sportlots was calling my name!

 I did my yearly review of my mega collections, and added any cards I needed for the year.  After I did that, I felt like I was way behind.  I might have not done this in 2020 very well, so I found quite a few holes that I needed.  Sportslots seems to be my go to to help fill holes.  I'll also use TCDB to help fill holes, but I'm currently not trading because I just have too much life going on and I was getting overwhelmed with trade requests.  

College MLB alumni

Iowa Hawkeye football alumni

Dan McGwire started at Iowa before transferring

Hockey mega collections

Royals 

Player collections

Cubbies

Royals and Cubs mega collections