What's your Monster number?

[wonkaticket]

Reg, the corners were rebuilt and a spot of blue to the left of Planks head was carefully painted in dot by dot by a restoration company. Scott different Plank than mine, that Plank is a Piedmont 150 one of the 3 or so known.

If I count extras I can add another 300+ cards. Here are some of the PSA examples in my set....I do this only bum Sloate out I know he was getting tired of T206's on the board.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Reg, the corners were rebuilt and a spot of blue to the left of Planks head was carefully painted in dot by dot by a restoration company. Scott different Plank than mine, that Plank is a Piedmont 150 one of the 3 or so known.

If I count extras I can add another 300+ cards. Here are some of the PSA examples in my set....I do this only bum Sloate out I know he was getting tired of T206's on the board.

John, I love the way you've paid such careful attention to color, registration and white borders. They all look great.

I had no idea a restorer had gotten hold of a T206 Plank. Personally, I have no problem at all with restoration - it's considered an improvement in almost every other collecting environment - it's just the ambiguous 'AUTH' that troubles me. Your Plank looks great. I was just messing around with the Plank comment - is there really a companion to the Gretzky Wagner that was done in the same timeframe?

[wonkaticket]

Scott, thanks I have spent years cherry picking tossed back 6's for 4's in some cases doubt it will be noticed if and when I sell but it made a difference to me.

Yes there is in fact a sheet mate to our hobby's most famous trimmed card. One of the few cards I regret not pulling the trigger on in my life.

Noticed how Plank is AUTH/Altered and our hobby icon is a PSA 8 both came from the same sheet go figure...got to love this hobby.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2009/890.html

Cheers,

John

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Scott, thanks I have spent years cherry picking tossed back 6's for 4's in some cases doubt it will be noticed if and when I sell but it made a difference to me.

Yes there is in fact a sheet mate to our hobby's most famous trimmed card. One of the few cards I regret not pulling the trigger on in my life.

Noticed how Plank is AUTH/Altered and our hobby icon is a PSA 8 both came from the same sheet go figure...got to love this hobby.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2009/890.html

Cheers,

John

Thanks for sharing - I had no idea this card existed.

[thescooper]

set 1 48
set 2 02

[Texxxx]

Set 1 = 343
Set 2 = 88

[Jantz]

I would like to reach 520 someday and my goal for the end of this year was 260. Picked up #260 last month after 4.5 years of working on the Monster.

So as of today, Set #1--260

As far as Set #2 or #3, it would take to long to figure that out since I have a lot of multiples of Cleveland players with different backs and I'm doing a back set along with my basic set. If I hadn't bought duplicates and certain backs of some players my number would be at 380.

Passion or Obsession........its a thin line.


Jantz

[ethicsprof]

I note your inquiry regarding an existentialist affirming that zero should probably be dropped as a qualifying set. I'm sure you well know that the existentialist ideology is far from a monolithic perspective so there is really no univocal response to this issue. A Sartrean nihilist might well direct us that zero is as qualifying as any other since the true qualifier is what meaning occurs as being for itself in terms of intentionality rather than from being in itself in stasis. A Heideggerean might well say that zero should be dropped because meaning must arrive epiphenomenally and since there is no true phenomenon
with respect to zero other than our composition of an external linguistic verifier, then zero is dropped by its very nature. A Kierkegaardean existentialist would be open to zero's deserving qualifying status since meaning often arises out of nothing, en vacuo, and deserves status for its
inherent creative impulses. I hope this is helpful to you, Frank.
Many thanks for this extra facet to your T206 question---which although an aside---was quite
ingenious of you.
all the best,
barry

[Mike (18colt)]

As of 6/16/2006 = my number was at 500.

As of 7/20/2012 = my number is at 92. Needless to say, I sold a few, many of them to people on this board.

I don't think I'll ever truly go back and try again, as some of what I sold, I'll never be able to reacquire. It sure was fun when I was actively buying.

At my peak, the 24 missing ranged from rare and/or expensive to inexpensive commons that for whatever reason, I never acquired. Only 5 missing were HOFers (2 Lajoie, McGraw, Plank, Wagner). No SLers missing. No back brands missing (except Cobb-brand). Though in low condition, I was happy with my ability to acquire as many different cards as I did.

Beginning Monster collectors -- be patient. It can (mostly) be done, especially if condition isn't a concern. Always buy the HOFers, SLers, rarities, tough backs, tough commons, etc. cheap when they show up. You may not get another chance (I missed out on a really crappy Magie 15 years ago and an extremely crappy Wagner about 25 years ago).

Best of luck to the collectors. Interesting thread.

Mike (18colt)

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Mike (18colt)

As of 6/16/2006 = my number was at 500.

As of 7/20/2012 = my number is at 92. Needless to say, I sold a few, many of them to people on this board.

I don't think I'll ever truly go back and try again, as some of what I sold, I'll never be able to reacquire. It sure was fun when I was actively buying.

At my peak, the 24 missing ranged from rare and/or expensive to inexpensive commons that for whatever reason, I never acquired. Only 5 missing were HOFers (2 Lajoie, McGraw, Plank, Wagner). No SLers missing. No back brands missing (except Cobb-brand). Though in low condition, I was happy with my ability to acquire as many different cards as I did.

Beginning Monster collectors -- be patient. It can (mostly) be done, especially if condition isn't a concern. Always buy the HOFers, SLers, rarities, tough backs, tough commons, etc. cheap when they show up. You may not get another chance (I missed out on a really crappy Magie 15 years ago and an extremely crappy Wagner about 25 years ago).

Best of luck to the collectors. Interesting thread.

Mike (18colt)

Your Monster number has been duly recorded. Thanks Mike for both your support and your failure(?). The quest for most of us is the "fiero" (It sure was fun when I was actively buying.) behind this addiction. Rarely does one just go out and buy a completed T206 set, unless you're a Wonka.

More importantly, let me know what you have left......I've been stuck at 511 for awhile..

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Reg, the corners were rebuilt and a spot of blue to the left of Planks head was carefully painted in dot by dot by a restoration company.

Given that this card is already stuck with an 'AUTH-Altered' designation, wouldn't it be worth getting such a restoration company to re-paint the erased background area?

If it were my card, I think I would.

[shaunsteig]

346 for me. Got one card (the Lundgren) nearly 20 years ago, but only started collecting the set 18 months ago. Kinda need to slow down the pace a bit this year...

Happy holidays,
--S

My best and favorite.................. Picking the "worst" was a tad harder...

[Gradedcardman]

I am down to about 60 and hope to be complete less the Wagner and Doyle by the end of 2013 (for the second time)

[kmac32]

Zero as I don't collect the Monster

[mrvster]

I prefer a card with an erasure rather than to be ever "touched up" by anyone.....beaters don't bother me, but specific altercations do.....

[frankbmd]

1 wonkaticket 680
2 Theoldprofessor 670
3 tedzan (1) 600
4 Phillies*phan (1) 587
5 ethicsprof 520
6 tonyo (1) 516
7 BleedinBlue 500
8 frankbmd 489
9 jp1216 480
10 t206blogcom 467
11 tedzan (2-sov) 444
12 richieb315 410
13 Phillies*phan (2) 370
14 shaunsteig 346
15 Texxxx (1) 343
16 Jantz 260
17 sreader3 257
18 StuckInOmaha 199
19 t206hound 189
20 mrvster 140

[pjs3478]

Landed number #520 through the REA auction. Ohara St. Louis Variation puts me at 520/520!!!

[jjp3rd]

thanks!

[Kevin]

Add 2 to mine with my first transaction here (Ed Summers) and a pretty beat up Cy Young. (I think I might want you guys to check the card out, having a bit of buyers remorse.)

158

[sandmountainslim]

Just got a Clyde Milan so please move me to 51

[RayBShotz]

Can I play?
Not sure if I might have been on the list as I've recently begun again. My 3rd try at this.
I currently own 9 with more coming in the mail.
Hope to be a regular updater.
RayBShotz

[bobsbbcards]

Looks like my monster number is 423 (I was just introduced to this thread by Ryan....thanks, Ryan!).

[parkerj33]

please add me to the list....my monster number is 520.

[StraightRaceCards]

At 25 / 524 and loving the slow pick up process

[parkerj33]

please bump me to 600 (added magie this spring).

[Cory]

My monster number is 183.

[shaunsteig]

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

[JakeStahl'sGloveSHows]

Frank please put me at 90. thanks

[shaunsteig]

Originally Posted by shaunsteig

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

up to 479. def getting harder as reaching the most expensive (eg Cobbs) and least common.

--S

[Econteachert205]

24, think I am resigned to boston and providence team sets, and horizontals. Maybe a few select others

[Mountaineer1999]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

24, think I am resigned to boston and providence team sets, and horizontals. Maybe a few select others

That's a good plan Den. This set will take me years. I've thought about breaking it into smaller sets first, maybe the Pirates and build from there. Breaking off small chunks here and there over time makes it more manageable.