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They are not scarce in general, but are obviously condition sensitive, as they are printed on medium-heavy paper. They were available for years as an incentive for subscription to TSN (through at least 1916) as supplies were abundant, although as time passed I believe the supply for some of the subjects may have become exhausted. A few can be found with subscription advertising on the back--those are popular but always (or nearly so) found with fold lines.

As for desirability they are gorgeous, especially when found without tears or heavy creases. The m101-2s sold by PWCC had album or adhesive residue on the backs that in many instances had been almost completely removed. Given that they are blank-backed this is of little import to many. Still, it would affect their technical grade if that matters. I have found that Beckett grades these, and harshly, but they look fugly in their thick oversized holders IMO. I bought a couple that way off EBay just because their technical grade belied their appearance--still, if I could find a safe way to extract them from their tombs I would.

I followed more than a dozen of these last night and thought they all went for reasonable prices--except the Cubs. Cubs commons went for 2-4X all the others, and when Jimmy Archer and Heinie Zimmerman go for double Chief Bender and Clark Griffith, more than Wheat and about as much as Joss, it does raise an eyebrow. If those are among those you won, it looks like you should have sniped.