Question on the E98 Background Color Variations

[shammus]

I also wanted to take a second and thank Tim K, Pete C, Rob A and all the others that helping me along in completing this project. I got very lucky at times and just happened to catch people either parting with dupes or otherwise shedding some cards at certain points. Thanks guys, I couldn't have completed this without you all

My future with this set? Well, as you can see, some of my cards fall into the beater catagory.... Ok, ok, I'll tell the truth - MOST of my cards fall into the beater catagory...lol. I've been thinking about doing some upgrading. Now that I have the cards finally pulled out, maybe I can take a look and see what I'm needing

[caramelcard]

Congrats Brian! Tough project to say the least. And, you have some really interesting cards in the group. Green was the toughest color for me as well.

Rob

[Lunker21]

Hi All!... ok... Im 9 years late to this thread! I've recently gotten into the e98's... and would love to rekindle this chat! I recently picked up 4 that look like they have 'peach' backgrounds... one w a cool overprint...
Would love if anyone has any other stories... would love to see the 'full set' but couldnt find the link...

Thanks in advance all! And if anyone has extras or duplicates Id love to add to my set😁...

Cheers!
Craig Martin

[brianp-beme]

Here is the link to the card gallery of the 30 card set found on the Old Cardboard set. It only has one color background for each player, but hey, its a start.

https://www.oldcardboard.com/e/e1/e098/e98gal.asp

Brian

[CobbSpikedMe]

Hi Craig,

E98 is my favorite of the candy sets and I had a blast getting all of mine. I'm still three short and don't see myself finishing the set any time soon as the three I need (Cobb, Wagner and Young) are all out of my price range, but I'm super happy with what I've accomplished. They aren't the nicest looking in some cases, but they all mean a lot to me. I'll likely upgrade several of them over the years though.

As far as color scarcity, people are correct that it is by a player by player basis, but red is definitely the most common these days. I believe blue is the hardest overall though. I only know of three blue Lajoie's at this time, although there are certainly more out there in private collections. I just only know of three.

The other very important thing you should know is that there really isn't a Cy Young in this set. Others may have a different opinion that mine, but the fact is the Young in this set if a card of Irv Young, not Cy Young. That's not up to debate, however some folks still consider it a Cy Young card. Not me. So, if you want to complete the set, be prepared to pay Cy Young prices for an Irv Young card. I know more than one person here that had a difficult time doing it, and one in particular that did it four times.

Here is a composite of my current set as it sits. As well as a handcut scrap that I have.




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