Updates
 

My EPDG (sub)set is up to 75.
My SGC 40 set is up to 363.

Thanks!

Hey Frank, if you wouldn't mind bouncing me up to 110.

Just buy a cobb bat off in the bst section
+1 = 247

Slowed down quite a bit but now 275.

With last weeks pickups I'm up to 36. All cards sgc 50 or better.

Finally!!!!!
 

I have had a slow few weeks but have picked up seven in he last few days,,,New number is 291.9:)

The SEVEN

411. Germany Schaefer (Washington) Polar Bear
330. Mike Mitchell (Cincinnati) P350
12. Herman Armbruster P350
285b. Carl Lundgren (Kansas City) P350
345. Chief Myers (Meyers) (Batting) P350
164. Cecil Ferguson Polar Bear
195. Bob Hall

+1 just bought a Matty Portrait in the BST section.
I just hit the 90 different card .

248 monster number

Hi Frank,

Would you mind bumping me up to 192 on your next update? Thanks, Steve

Just hit 400 this morning.


All SGC50 or better. I've collected this set one card at a time so far too!

Well, I seem to be hitting the wall. The going is getting a little tedious. I will keep slogging though. Here are 4 more for a new MN of 295.9 :D:)

119. Harry Davis (Philadelphia H. Davis On Front) P150
391. Lee Quillen (Quillin) P350
13. Harry Arndt P350
173. Jerry Freeman P350

Mike, nice going, but what is with the .9? :confused:

Sean, Frank, our fearless Monster Number guru deemed Rube worth only a fractional Monster Number :D

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60
 

Please put me down for 60.

thanks Frank

Tony

Piedmont 350
 

Without noticing at the time, I went on a mini Piedmont 350 run for the last 4 cards. It's a good thing that am not chasing rare backs. :D

I grabbed...

307. Dan McGann P350
114. Monte Cross P350
251. Johnny Kling P150
513. Irv Young (Minneapolis) P350

A solid week... Another 5 chunks of the Monster......New MN is 304.9 as I head into the barren wasteland that is the low 300's....:D


437. Frank Smith (Chicago F. Smith On Front) P150
30. George Bell (Hands Above Head) P150
98. Cad Coles OM
176. Art Fromme P350
292. Rube Manning (Batting) P150

Slowly plugging away
 

Please bump me up to 112.

Hi Frank

Just a MN bump with 8 more for set #1 and 2 more for my PB set.


Thanks

Jantz

I'm at 101!

290

Monster # 511
 

Hey, Frank--

I've been meaning to join for a long time--

I'm up to 511/518, needing:

Southern Leaguers: Foster, Manion, Thornton, and Viola.

Short Prints: Elberfield, Washington, portrait, Lundgren, Chicago, and Frank Smith, Chicago and Boston.

Anyone wanting to trade or sell please email me. I prefer ungraded cards in the Fair-Good range, but am fine with solid Poors or graded cards as well.

Thanks.

Doug

A solid week sees me up 6 to 310.9.:)

237. Tim Jordan (Brooklyn) (Portrait) P150
28. Beals Becker SC350
6. Whitey Alperman P150
428. Bud Sharpe P350
16. Neal Ball (New York) SC350
496. Jack White (Buffalo) P350

Frank,

After this weeks Pittsburgh show, please bump me up to the uniform numbers that correspond with: Lou Gehrig. Stan Musial. Babe Ruth.

Brendan

Hi Frank,

Can you please bump me up to 204 when you have the chance. Thank you sir!

Down to 3 remaining..
 

..and raw ones at that. That is what I still have in possession, not to go :) Still have a Tenney, Joss (Port) and Kleinow (Right) in SOV150. So, I think I drop off the list :(

As previously noted when I first consigned with him, my entire collection (522 - minus the big 4, + two dupes) is now in Goodwin's current auction. Lot #'s 355 to 933. Three 3's, rest graded 4-6, assortment of backs.

Brendan,

No problem, I've got you down for 812.:D

Ed,

The Monster Number is an inclusive enterprise. We do not discriminate. I will however pull your threesome from the list if you are suffering from depression and anxiety. A medical note is not required.;)

113

Mine just got huge, but not sure how many I'm keeping so I'll defer increasing my official number too much.

For now let's just up it to 85.

A couple of buys from net54 members puts me over the 100 mark -- 104 not counting several dups.

Please bump me up to 120!

Hi, Frank.

Please bump me up to lucky number 13.

Best Regards,

Eric

A very strong week brings me ten cards closer............:)...New MN is 320.9

301. Al Mattern P350
338. George Mullen (Mullin) SC350
288. Sherry Magee (With Bat) P350
153. Ted Easterly P350
328. Bill Milligan P350
214. Del Howard (Chicago) P350
451. Charlie Starr P350
306. Pryor McElveen P350
194. Ed Hahn P150
406. Nap Rucker (Portrait) P150

Mike,

I actually never tire of seeing that card. Congrats on the new pickups.

Best Regards,

Eric

Four more knocked off the list. New Monster Number is 324.9....:)

69. Howie Camnitz (Hands Above Head) P350-460
122a. Ray Demmitt (New York) SC350
136. Mickey Doolin (Doolan) P150
505. Owen Wilson SC350

Cracked the 300 last week and now at 308.

My best week in a long while
 

HOF and SL-ers snuck into the mix.......A stack o' nine......New MN is 333.9. Hot Damn

327. Molly Miller (Dallas) P350
52. Roger Bresnahan (With Bat) P350
33. Chief Bender (Pitching Trees In Background) P350
247. Frank King P350
244. J.F. Kiernan P350
208. Harry Hinchman (Toledo) P350
381. Jimmy Phelan P350
127. Mike Donlin (Fielding) P150
414. Admiral Schlei (Batting) SC460

I'm going the wrong way....down to 8. :(

!
 

Frank, please mark me down for the uniform numbers that correspond with duke snider, al kaline, mickey mantle. Thanks!

315

Now to 324.

My Summit - 518
 

What began with a Matty ends with a Cobb after 7 years and 7 days.

Thanks to RGold for making the last card possible with probably the best Sweet Cap back in my collection.
The image is clean and if you focus on Cobb's nose, you don't even see the two little white spots.:D Justifiably a high end 30 IMO.

No fanfare please. The thread will continue and upgrading will as well on my part. For those behind me on the mountain, the view is good up here and well worth the effort.;)

Thanks again to all who have helped since I almost fell off the wagon at 489, when this thread started.:eek:

congrats Frank...what's next? Kiliminjaro?

Nice job Frank. :) Whenever you recover from your endorphin buzz you can bump me to 335.9. A slow week still produced two.:rolleyes:

497. Kaiser Wilhelm (Hands At Chest) P150
364. Orval Overall (Hands At Waist Level) SOV460

Great job Frank!!
 

I believe that I can hear Mssrs. Demmitt and O'Hara calling from St. Louis....

+1

Great job Frank, but I find that the journey is the best part of collecting. Now that you've reached that summit you may find that you miss the fun of collecting. Let us know if you find something new to chase. :)

Great job Frank! Now you can go out and cut the grass.

Congrats Frank!

sadly
 

my monster number is now 0 :-( My Matty portrait was my last one. I succumed to the monsters wrath around 300 and change. Although I'm a 19th century guy it seemed like a good set for me to chase as it had all the elements I look for in my earlier sets - and I figured with my accumulation of tobacco as art - I should have what I consider to be the quintessential 20th century tobacco set in my story. The color and variety is astounding - lots of things that make it special. That being said - rising prices and the fact that it became like buying a commodity after a while and that I couldn't always be as descriminating as I might want to be led me to abandon the hunt. I preferred graded - especially when buying online and had to confront all the grading issues - should/could I get all the S/l players on my budget in only 40/50's etc., this pattee LOOKS so much nicer than my 60 and so on. One reason I abandoned ship was the money- I'm no whale - comfortable but no endless stream of cash and there are some expensive cards in the set. The shipping, the grading, the HOF's. Then there was the time involved. Cataloging, researching, sharing information, looking for cards. That is much of the fun of it for me even now - but nearly 20 years into the hobby and a hint away from 60 - the MONSTER just became too much - and stopped being as much fun. I'm content to not be able to get the cards I need in my 19th century sets. I wish only the best to you guys. Love the set - enjoy the chase!

Congrats Frank! Please mark yourself down with the uniform numbers that correspond with Joe DiMaggio, Pee Wee Reese, and Willie Stargell.

Great, Frank! How's the air smell up there?

Just hit 420 this morning. 100 more to go! All SGC50 or better.

I have been putting this set together card by card (no lots) for a little over 7 years. I originally set forward to put this set together in 10 years and I think I am still on schedule.

The final 100, as I plan on getting to 520 (already have an O'Hara, St.L in SGC50). Maybe add a Magie, but not a Plank, Doyle or Wagner unless I hit the lottery.

Phil

Frank, I am new to the Monster List and relatively new to the board. I am now up to 44 cards. I would love to be added to the list.

Also, I have a new display cabinet (which oddly cost more than all the cards combined) of which I am quite proud.

Andy, love the display....but it won't cost more than the cards for very long. :D

Hi Frank,

I have picked up a few this month and my Monster number is now at 17. :)

Best Regards,

Eric

Hi Frank, I've decided to come out of the closet so please add me to the list. I'm at 105.

I guess you can move mine up also. I am at 472 now.

Oh, so how did you get top place among the 518 list. Is that just a perk since it is your thread. :rolleyes:

A fine man named Frank sold me a nice card named Schmidt, bringing me to 298.

It was a week of near misses but finally, this weekend, I grabbed 4, including a Southern Leaguer. MN is up to 339.9

395. Ed Reagan P350
284. Harry Lumley SC150
156. Kid Elberfeld (Washington) (Fielding) SC350
118. Harry Davis (Philadelphia Davis On Front) P Bear

I seem to be up to 17...

Frank,

I'm now at 117 with the addition of some SLs.

Thanks

Another week.....New Monster Number 343.9. 4 more solid cards.....

466. Lee Tannehill (Chicago L. Tannehill On Front) SC150
152. Jimmy Dygert P350
123. Rube Dessau P350
342. Danny Murphy (Throwing) P150

On my way again
 

Frank, quite amazing and congratulations on your making it to the top.

Well, I have just started (or you could say resuming after many decades) thanks to my Dad.

6 (I started with almost fifty years ago)
387 (I inherited from my Dad)
1 (recent pickup)

So put me at 394.

Thanks,

Marty

I keep slogging away. Five more to be added to my MN including an HOF......It seems to be getting harder and harder to find guys I need.....the thrill of the hunt , I guess:D New MN is 348.9

387. Jack Powell P150
464. Jeff Sweeney (New York) SC350
274. Lefty Leifield (Batting) SC350
343. Red Murray (Batting) SC350
487. Bobby Wallace SC150

I'm sucking hind tit at a score of 39 :p

I'm now at 496.

Steve

Hi Frank,

Just a small bump on my numbers.

Add one to set #1 and 5 to set #2 PB.


Thanks

Jantz

336

I picked up a few from the B/S/T lately, including a couple from this nice man named Frank.

Monster number now stands at 22. :)

A good week on the Bay coupled with 2 from the Net 54 BST (Thanks Peter!) scored a half dozen.....New MN is 354.9
233. Davy Jones (Detroit) SC350
433. Jimmy Sheckard (No Glove Showing) SC150
82. Hal Chase (Portrait Blue Background) SC350
131. Wild Bill Donovan (Portrait) P150
63. Bill Burns P350
42. Lena Blackburne SC350

Hey Frank
 

I'm approaching another near complete set, This one is a "hybrid" (in terms of backs). I'll stop this set at 518 cards.

Currently, I'm at 411 different T206's.

This will be my 3rd set on your list....so, sign me up.


Thanks,

TED Z

__________________________________________________ ________________________________
LOOKING for these T206 guys to complete my AMERICAN BEAUTY 460 sub-set (75 cards)

AMES (hands over head)....CAMNITZ (hands over head)....CRAWFORD (bat)....DOYLE (portrait)
McGRAW (portrait-cap)....McQUILLAN (bat)....TINKER (bat off)....WILTSE (portrait-cap)

While you are adjusting the numbers, I did just reach 100. Seems like it has slowed down this summer, but 100 different since Oct. of 2012 is more than I thought I would have.

Hi, Frank.

Please bump my Monster number up to 23.

Thanks and best regards,

Eric

A late eBay pick-up gives me three more for the week. New MN is 357.9

55a. George Brown (Browne) (Chicago) P150
196. Bill Hallman P350
463. Bill Sweeney (Boston) SC350

back to 27 with 4 on the chopping block
 

soooo,

27

Great thread
 

I have a number but I havent figured it out...

My main question to Frank is why didn't you include Ty Cobb with Ty Cobb back as part of the set? That would add just a little twist don't you think?:cool:

A whopping 2 points thus far, as I just got my first two T206 cards today.

I am sure years from now I will chuckle recollecting when the Monster first bit me, and cringe thinking about how much money it cost me. :D

My thanks to Doug (piedmont150) for the first two of what will be many over time.

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Up to 351

Update & Special Offer
 

Over 36,000 cards now belong to Monster Number sets.
On the main board this thread trails only the classic thriller:

"E107 Breisch Williams Scarcity Poll"

in total number of views. And to be honest the thread
has been outviewed by the Kreindler Ooh-Aah Thread
on the other side, which we recently passed in replies though.
I've chatted with Graig several times and trust he will not find
this characterization of his thread offensive

This post is prompted though by passing that pesky MARKEL REPORT
this week and by the upcoming National.

Now for the Special Offer

For those of you, in or going to Chicago, I will be at the Net54
dinner and available to update your Monster Numbers there.
Looking forward to meeting as many folks as possible on
Friday, both at the show and the dinner.
Who knows........I may even be willing to sign a few items.:D:D:D

Who knows........I may even be willing to sign a few items.:D:D:D[/QUOTE]

Frank, for those of us unable to attend, can we submit items for signature, along with SASE?

TTM Works for Me
 

Ed, I'll even include a five word personalized greeting of your choice.;)

Back up to 2!
 

Hey! I'm back up to 2 now! After selling the set on Goodwin in early June (he will list remainder in next auction), I have two that were raw and came back from SGC (I pick them up at the National along with others).

I will have up for sale soon...

*T206 Addie Joss, Portrait, SC that got a 55 (Woohoo! Bought it raw thinking a 2 or 3)
* Fred Tenney, Portrait, SGC30 (bought it raw as well thinking a 4 .. oh well :confused:)

So, I am at a temporary 2 now :D