E98 Colors
Jason,
Congratulations on your 1st E98. I have always loved the set and for 13 years, it has been my collecting passion. Pete is correct in saying that it is mostly by a player to color basis on scarcity now. There are 4 or 5 collectors in our community whom really know their stuff when it comes to E98s. For my two cents worth, it was once thought of as Red as the most difficult, but even before the BSF, I always thought of Blue as the most scarce myself. At least that has been my experience, but for every collector, their experience of difficulty has been different. One thing now is for certain: with the BSF find, red is certainly not considered the scarcest. I have my entire Master Set: All 30 players in all 4 colors on display on the SGC registry or it can also be viewed currently on page 32 of these threads. There are certain player/color combinations that personally I have only seen once or twice. These include: Green/Mathewson (twice), Blue/Jennings(twice), Orange/ Jennings (twice), Blue/Young (twice), Green Young (twice), Blue/Bridwell (twice), Red/Bridwell (once), Blue/Brown(once), Green/Vaughn(twice), Blue /Tenney(once), Red/Lajoie(three), Blue/Tinker(once), Blue/Mack(twice), and a Blue Coombs(once). These have been my observations anyway.
Anyway, best wishes if you go after a set of 30, or just enjoy a few. Chase, Cobb, Tenney, Jennings, and Kling are probably my favorite poses.
Jason, What is your first E98 and in what color?
Take Care, Tim Kindler
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