Completion.

Completion. Big C. With a period at the end.

20 years, 2,344 cards to 0. Master. 2006 A&G Set. Unreal!

I honestly thought this might never happen so it's all very surreal and hard to believe. I'm very lucky that it happened earlier vs. later in my collecting life. I feel relief putting this decades long search to bed. Relief.

Collecting can be intensely personal and lonely. But so many people came to celebrate at a small party we threw - we had such a fun time! Try to surround yourselves with people who care, doesn't even have to be about the card, just that they care about YOU. And, as much as you're comfortable with it, try to share your passions, as dumb as they might seem, with your loved ones. That has made ALL the difference. 

"The load you bear can easily be shared" - Panda Express

Thank you to the Ginter Nuts and the rest of this awesome community for all of the saved searches and lookouts and for the encouragement along the way, it truly has meant the world to me.

Thank you to the legend @HomerdomeCards (on Instagram) for being the best Lookout a collector could ask for - he grabbed this for me from Comc while having coffee in the morning after a bad nights sleep and wanted to make sure I got it. Community. Is. Everything. I'll be looking out for your collection FOREVER.

Like I said in the Topps I Collect feature, I thought this would be a community win in the end and it sure was. It's only appropriate for this search. I was so glad to have some family and friends here to help me commemorate this occasion and I wish everyone had a circle of friends that appreciate what collectors do even if they don't understand it.

Welcome to the collection, Vernon!