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Old 12-11-2009, 10:31 AM
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Default Comprehensive Exhibit Supply Co (ESCO) Information

Ok here is my start on this, hopefully Adam, Matt, Jimmy and some of the other exhibit collectors can add to it.

Ranking exhibit card scarcity-

Ranked from a type card collectors view of only needing one card from each (based on finding one on an ebay 7 day auction)-

Very Scarce
1933
1926-29 Baseball/Boxers 4 on 1

Scarce
1922 Eastern Exhibit
1923-24
1926
1926-29 Baseball 4 on 1
1928 PCL
1929 Star Picture Stamp Ruth-Dempsey
1931-32
1938

Uncommon
1925
1926-29 PC
1927
1928
1929-30
1934
1935
1936
1937
1962 Stat Back- Red Ink

Common
1921 ($20-40)
1922 ($20-40)
1939-46 Salutation ($2-5)
1947-66 ($1-3)
1962 Stat Back- Black Ink ($2-5)
1963 Stat Back ($2-5)


OK looking at it from a player collector view of needing one certain card-

Very Scarce (up to 10+ years to get)
1928 PCL
1933
1926
1938
1931-32

Scarce (up to 5 years to find)
1923-24
1922 Eastern Exhibit
1925
1926-29 PC
1926-29 Baseball 4 on 1
1929-30
1929 Star Picture Stamp Ruth-Dempsey
1939-46 Salutation SP's

Uncommon (1-3 Years to get)
1927
1928
1934
1935
1936
1937
1947-66 SP's
1962 Stat Back- Red Ink

Common (within 2 years)
1921
1922
1939-46 Salutation Commons
1947-66 Commons
1962 Stat Back- Black Ink
1963 Stat Back


And finally from a set collectors view on needing every card-

Nearly Impossible (20+ years to lifetime to complete)
1926
1926-29 Baseball/Boxers 4 on 1
1928 PCL

Very Hard (10+ years to complete)
1923-24
1925
1926-29 PC
1931-32
1933
1939-46 Salutation

Scarce (5-10 years to complete)
1922 Eastern Exhibit
1926-29 Baseball 4 on 1
1929-30
1938

Tough (3-5 years to complete)
1927
1928
1934
1935
1936
1937
1962 Stat Back- Red Ink

Common (1-3 years to complete)
1921
1922
1947-66
1962 Stat Back- Black Ink
1963 Stat Back

Last edited by smtjoy; 12-16-2009 at 06:11 PM.
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