N300 Mayo's Cut Plug Set
 

I've been looking at tackling a pre-war set and the N300 seems to be calling to me. This will be a long term project since there are some high dollar cards, but I think its a good set to test my dedication to the hobby :cool::cool:.

What does everyone think about the set?
Has anyone completed it before or working on one?
What cards are particularly difficult to find?

And of course, let's see some cards!!

If you buy raw, beware of the borders being touched up with black marker. Sometimes this is easy to spot but other times you need a loupe to see it clearly.

There are a few team variations for individual players. I have heard that some of these are tougher to find than others.

Tom C

A great set - good luck on the quest!

This Duffy is the only scan I have here on my computer at work. I have 4 commons which came from my only vintage baseball 'find', when someone I knew discovered them behind a wall that was getting ripped down during a gut renovation on an old Victorian house. I kept hoping for more calls as the renovation continued, but alas, that was the only card-related find. Two were in decent shape (PSA 3-4), two were beaters.

I have a generously creased (one major crease but not across the face) Anson that I think I paid $300 for, but I suspect is a good value in the rearview.

From my HOF collection . . .
 

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Good luck, very cool set-

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These scans are really pushing me to take the plunge. Great cards everyone!!


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If this set was in my budget I would definitely attempt it. Might start trying to chip away at beaters if opportunities arise. It really is a beautiful set. Best of luck!

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Go for it.

Beautiful set.

Not the prettiest card, but heck of a pedigree. Was once owned by another board member right here! :D

N300 May Cut Plugs
 

Yes this is definitely a cool set to collect. I have been stumbling along for years with this set. I second the previous comment about watching for cards with borders being touched up....hard to pick up in scans but significantly easier to see in person. Fortunately most marker ink bleeds through to other layers of paper or the markers aren't made of true black ink - so there is some color discrepancy when you look closely. Good thing it is hard to make a truly black ink!

Don't expect to add a lot of cards quickly to your set. And it would help to subscribe to an auction alert site. There are 8+ cards with alternate uniforms, spellings or no uniforms, I believe. Delahanty seems to be a difficult card to get, as is the Brothers Louisville version. And for whatever reason, there are a couple of commons - Haddock being one - that are more difficult to find.

Happy hunting....

Z

I only have a few of these, but love the set. They are some of my favorite cards. Good luck!

Scott, my Duffy (below) was reported to have been found under EXACTLY the same circumstances!! I believe the old house renovation was somewhere in Maine. Wonder if this was from the same "find?" Or, perhaps from the same "story??" I sincerely hope it was true, as I've always loved this card because of it - my very first triple figure $$$ card, haha!

My other two beater HOFers came from two entirely different sellers, but from their almost identical damage (exact same severe trims, and pinholes in the same place), I'm of the belief that they hail from the same old-time collection - which I find cool. Great set!!

A few of mine. Great set!!!

This is one of my favorite sets. I've contemplated working on it before, and if I had enough $, I definitely would.

I collect this set too - and even though it's expensive I think it's undervalued given the low population. There aren't really high grade cards in the n300 set so the best I can manage is basically anything above "A" which a lot of the time means it's been touched up/colored. At some point - before the advent of grading - it seems as if this was a normal practice for Mayos during the glory days when your local dealer told you what condition a card was. Even with all that I'm not above buying a touched up version of one of the biggies where a 2 can get into the thousands.

As long as a touched up version is sold and bought as such, it is a great way to collect and save a lot of money on what an untouched one would be. I agree this set seems undervalued. I have always liked the Anson and think it's one of his best cards.

Being touched up is not a problem. At one time I have a few tough T210s that were touched up. Was happy with what I paid and received plus the new owner was also very happy.


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N300 May
 

Kevin,

I agree with you. The N300 May's are one of the few sets I don't mind buying in "A" as it usually means someone darkened the edges. It is an accomplishment adding a nice Authentic card to your set. Also agree that it is difficult finding higher grade cards and the set is undervalued.

Z