Re: Monster Number
 

How apropos. Congrats on the longevity of your brainchild, Frank.

Big thanks to Frank (joeadcock) and his daughter for sending my daughter #30 in her set....really cool....it made her day :D

Now to pay it forward!

http://i.imgur.com/7E9Eqm1.jpg

480
 

Finally hit 480 (All SGC50 or better).

It's taken 3 months to add 10. Getting difficult (and expensive) with 40 more to go. Ebay has been drought-like lately with actual auctions.

That is an ambitious goal. Good luck.

Chris

Just saw the post.

What a cool picture and she looks happy as heck.

As they say in that commercial:"PRICELESS".

It all started with Jesus:beyond beyond better to give that to receive.

It definitely is. I am counting down the days until my anniversary to I can give my wife the Reggie Miller auto that Matt helped me acquire.

76
 

I am now at 76 T206s. Here are a couple of recent additions.

I probably should have taken the time to reduce the size of these images. It is like they are taking over my computer.

In 1984 my father's # would have been 1000. Does that count? :) Unfortunately, that was the year his entire T206 set was sold :( .

Would be interesting to see what was in the mix of the 1000's, in terms of backs, oddities, etc. (since were going back 30 years)

The memory of having 1000 is enough.

I am up to 506 now thanks to some board members
I need 1 Sler ( Shag)
1 Hofer (Cobb bat off) not counting Wagner or Plank!
My goal is to finish off the rest minus the big ones by the end of the year!
CN

Added two cards (Bescher portrait and Mowrey running). This puts me at 56.

Mark

You can reach that goal!

A shot from the early days of my father's T206 collection. Sometime in the late 60's:

Picked up No. 452

First Monster Number Post
 

Frank please accept this first post with a starting number of 29.

Mr. Bridwell and a few HOF's from a board member brings me up to 64 http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/31/radu9u4a.jpg

Monster Number:
 

8 May 31, 2004 clydepepper

Getting the fever again. 454 and counting.

Hi Frank

Just a small bump for me.

Set 1 is now 325 and set 2 (PB) is at 100.

Thanks

Jantz

Three more bits have found their way to Boca. This is getting to be too much like work:):D. My new MN is 487.9 Whew!!!!

Here is the three....

314. John McGraw (Portrait With Cap) PB
249av. Red Kleinow (Boston) PB
143b. Joe Doyle (NY Hands Above Head) PB

Frank - please put me down at 482. I've been distracted by upgrading some beaters in recent auctions when I should start going after some of the toughies. Go Blackhawks!

I enjoy reading this thread. It may sound strange but it makes me more enthusiastic about my own collection. When I see some of you getting near completion (520) it makes me realize that I can do the same if I am persistent. As always, thanks for sharing.

Group therapy;)

I guess I will up date. I am up to 490.

I am now at 55!

long overdue update... last post was 12/2011. Was at 346 then. Now 468. Def slowing down as harder and more expensive cards remain. But always encouraged by reading others' progress, please keep sharing.
--S

Frank please put me at 90. thanks

Forgot I have two being graded:
 

Monster #

10 June 7, 2014 clydepepper


- just playin' along...have no chance of completing the Monster....

did just pick up a PSA-5 Goudey Gehrig, though

Two more to the Monster pile:
 

New monster number:

12 June 7, 2014 clydepepper

Attachment 147859
Attachment 147860

Hi Frank,

Can you please bump me up to 488 when you have a chance? Thank you sir!! :D

Sadly....
 

160 and dropping.

I am now at 460.

Frank please bump me to 94. Thank you

163

Update me please:
 

I'm at 13 now.

All of mine are either graded or being graded and the lowest grades I own are SGC 40 and PSA 4.5

Since I really don't want lower grade cards, I know I will never complete the monster.

It is still impressive to me, however, to see how many folks have gotten close. I guess it's kind of like the perfect-game or unassisted triple play of collecting.

15 :/ its gonna be a long journey.

Another one bits the dust:
 

Just picked up Billy Purtell (shares my birthday)

...brings my number to 14

Attachment 148792

Update again...may be through for a while
 

J. Ross Helm is number 15

Attachment 148849

Raymond--
 

You're picking up these cards faster than Peter Piper can pick clydepeppers!:)

Ha-Ha
 

Those last two were to go in special 'sections' within my collection:

Purtell goes with all players born on my birthday

and lack of research had me missing Helm (actually Helms) - who played with my town's pro team 105 years ago.

Remember you must raise or lower your Monster Number by at least 1 (one) to post on this thread ;););):D ..............................

or just have something interesting to say.

Hi Frank,

I just added two to raise my number to 58.

Thanks,

Mark

I cannot stop with all this peer pressure:
 

For the Unassisted Triple Plays section of my collection:

Neal Ball brings my Monster total to 16

Attachment 148909

Up to 17 with a good deal on this Willis
 

Sharp looking portrait

Attachment 149186

Finally cracked 400 and am now at 403. I may break the record for the longest to complete the set (assuming I get to my 518 goal). Got my first T206 in 1995. If I keep the same pace, my projected completion date will be December, 2019. Hopefully this thread will still be going then so I can announce the achievement. Frank, don't let it die :eek:

Hey Frank, please update me to 115. Here's my latest:

Bruce, Steve and Tom, outstanding work, gentlemen. You're each getting close. Very close, indeed! :D

Frank please bump me up to 99. Was hoping to cross the Century mark this week but, alas, USPS let me down :(

464

Hi Frank,

Can you please bump me up to the milestone 500 # when you have a chance! Thanks, Steve