1914 Cracker Jacks

[Bigb13]

I see the new thing on EBay is stating very low pop. Under what number is low pop?

[sniffy5]

Well, the population reports of 1914's are a bit off due to unrecorded crossovers. The actual populations of graded cards is lower than what the sites say. The current eBay fad of listing 1914's under the moniker of "low pop" is in some cases true but at other times smacks of attempting to prey on naive buyers.

[Bigb13]

I still need 42 cards for a complete set tough as hell.

[RichR]

Funny how times change as when I first started collecting the 1914/15 sets were pretty dead lol

[GregMitch34]

BigB, you should take the opportunity to list the 42 you need, and grading company, who knows someone might lend you a hand...

[Bigb13]

I will put up a list of what I need. But back to the printing of these cards I think the first 72 came out on sheets of 8by9 then halfway through season they printed the second 72 cards by then kids were on the something else so many I think we're unsold.

[sniffy5]

Well, that's the 1952 Topps story. But it's apples and oranges comparing '52 Topps and 1914 CJ's. Maybe popcorn and gum is more apt. Cracker Jack boxes did not let buyers know what prize was inside. A kid couldn't opt for a different prize the way kids in Sept. 1952 could opt for a pack of Football cards instead of a pack of baseball cards. Nonetheless, for whatever reason, a very stingy number of Series 2 cards were produced, no question about that.