Those M114's - When Are We Going To Talk About Them?

[h2oya311]

Excellent article. Thanks for sharing!

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Excellent article. Thanks for sharing!

The author of that article, is the OP of this thread.

[akleinb611]

Thanks for the kind words. When I started it, I had hoped that this thread would find its way to someone who actually knows stuff about the goings-on at Baseball Magazine, particularly during its later years, but so far, not so much. My article was written by someone who didn't actually KNOW anything, just someone who'd been collecting the set for a long time and deduced some things. It just shows that enthusiasm will overcome ignorance.

Seriously though, I am very flattered that people have found my article useful. No doubt the lack of other articles written about the set helps mine stand out.

Alan

[puckpaul]

Always enjoyed these, chance to pickup some great players cheaply! I did however shell out some money for some fully intact M113s from Steve V many years ago. Complete large sizes and no creases. Steve convinced me how rare they were like that. Someone referenced Steve buying these years ago, I was the beneficiary and ultimate buyer of some of them.

I Moved around quite a bit after that, lugging the stack of these around in an art case. I framed a few so I can see them easily, then thought that was mistake since they were in such pristine condition that was now covered up a bit! I love that Walter Johnson pitching arm pose, pretty unique image and card?

Never see much interest in these, or love from auctions or prices... but they are great!

Here is my Walter... unlike the others this one was well loved over the years and creased.

Paul

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

.. I love that Walter Johnson pitching arm pose, pretty unique image and card? ...

That's the best m113, in my opinion.

[metroac]

I've gotten interested in the M114's relatively recently. They seem to provide a rare opportunity to land a "card" of some otherwise unobtainable Hall of Famers. I gather, though, that some/many of the poses were issued after the players' careers were over.

Is there a checklist anywhere online that gives the dates of issue of the various poses? I assume everyone would prefer something that was issued during the player's career, just I assume there'd be a price difference attached to the issues from when the player was active. I'm not so much interested in price/value, though, just year of first issue. Can anyone help?

[sb1]

Long ways off, but I will have well over 100 M113/114's in my next auction, with several text variations and HOFers.