E90-1, The Kraken (AKA The E-Monster) - post your collection progress

[AddieJoss]

I don't disagree with Any of these except maybe Plank as I've found him to be plentiful and not too pricey. I would add Bemis as a toughie, Clement as a minor toughie, seigle as tough, O'Connor as a pretty tough card, and Howell wind-up as definitely tough.

Cards that should only be worth half a point as they seem to be everywhere: bresnahan, dooin, Krause, Fred Mitchell, stange, stone (no hands), summers, and Wallace.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by AddieJoss

I don't disagree with Any of these except maybe Plank as I've found him to be plentiful and not too pricey. I would add Bemis as a toughie, Clement as a minor toughie, seigle as tough, O'Connor as a pretty tough card, and Howell wind-up as definitely tough.

Cards that should only be worth half a point as they seem to be everywhere: bresnahan, dooin, Krause, Fred Mitchell, stange, stone (no hands), summers, and Wallace.

You are probably correct on the additional scarcities... but I think I will have to hold the line somewhere. It is good that at least an advanced collector of the set like yourself has noted them as being tough.

And although I'm not going to do it, those cards you mention that should only be 1/2 point is spot on. If you want to own an inexpensive and easily obtainable Hall of Famer from the E90-1 set, Breshnahan and Wallace are just the ticket. And the Krause, Fred Mitchell, Stanage and Summers seem to pop up as often as holidays do in many foreign countries.

Brian

[AddieJoss]

I list the tough cards more for knowledge out there for those putting the set together. It's a great set to work on.

[edhans]

183, but I've only been at it for 34 years. Excellent list overall, especially noting the red Keeler is tougher than the throwing version. Conventional wisdom states otherwise. I would argue for Seigle over Stone and agree on the availability of Plank. Great stuff, Brian.

[pkaufman]

SGC has weighted this set as part of their set composition. I believe their weighting to be very accurate.

[Cozumeleno]

Thanks for doing this, Brian - I am at 55

[Steve D]

I'm at 91, as I have all the HOFers except Young (Cleveland), and Buck Jordan.


Steve

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by pkaufman

SGC has weighted this set as part of their set composition. I believe their weighting to be very accurate.

Hi Paul, I will have to check their site out for their ranking.

Thanks, Brian

[pkaufman]

Hi Brian, I guess you could say it's just another input to use. I'm not saying it's perfect, but I have had some input in making minor adjustments to it over the years.