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Frank WakefieldIgnore the guides and listen to these guys.... They are telling you right. Upp is not common. Upp is difficult, for reasons above. His only card, an unusual career, and I think there is a bit of a Powers effect. Mike Powers in T206 is a bit tough, and I think it isn't becuase his cards weren't printed after he died, I think it is because some of his cards were pitched because he was dead. For Upp, he was gone from the big leagues, so the candy eater kids weren't inclined to hold onto the Upp cards. Kids had these cards first, that is why they are found in such rough shape. At least I think that is part of what happened to explain the Upp shortage. I have an Upp. He was about the 3rd or 4th E90-1 I picked up. I decided to focus on him before I chased the set at all.
Mitchell of Cincinnati is the KEY card. Duffy, Graham, Karger, Speaker and Sweeney of Boston are tough... very tough. It isn't so much a question of money, but of finding them for sale. Keeler throwing and Stahl are tough. And if you try to fill out this set, you'll need to buy Fromme when you see him, he's a bit hard to find, too. And I've thought Plank was underpriced, although they can be found. I figure folks wanting a card of each member of the Hall of Fame would put pressure on the E Planks. So I'd suggest getting him early on, in case I'm right and the price on him goes up faster than the others.