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

[Cozumeleno]

Ed, looking forward to seeing what dupes you might have!

And, Brian, for my overall Kraken number, please bump to 137 when time permits. Got this Cobb in the recent REA auction.

[trambo]

Just finished my 520 version of the monster so joining the insanity with 3 in the collection! Looking for mid grade PSA cards if anyone has any they'd like to move. PM if you have any you're looking to move!

[familytoad]

Troy,
Glad to see another Kraken victim. I see that you have chops since you've done so well against the Monster!

BP, please if you may add yet another Kraken point to my total.
This Marquard entered the gloom today. It looks like a nice round number of 160.

[familytoad]

Anson,
I nearly missed your post ( I scrolled too fast)
What an awesome pickup w/Cobb!

Nice job my friend. You're really Kraken now!

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by familytoad

Anson,
I nearly missed your post ( I scrolled too fast)
What an awesome pickup w/Cobb!

Nice job my friend. You're really Kraken now!

Hi, no worries, friend - thanks!

[CobbSpikedMe]

Cap, sweet Cobb pickup man, nice job on that one.

Brian, that Marquard is great bro. That was the e90 that got me started on the Kraken years ago. It's been slow going for me, but I'm slowly taking my hits at the beast when I can.

AndyH

[Cozumeleno]

Take your time, my friend - it's a race, not a sprint!

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Cap, sweet Cobb pickup man, nice job on that one.

Brian, that Marquard is great bro. That was the e90 that got me started on the Kraken years ago. It's been slow going for me, but I'm slowly taking my hits at the beast when I can.

AndyH

[qed2190]

Ed Hans got me up to 127. thanks Ed

[brianp-beme]

I think Ed has helped a lot of folk in their E-Monster quest...Larry's Kraken # gets another boost.

Brian

[cammb]

I, too, have completed the T206 monster. I find this set more challenging. Never seen so many "tough cards" in a relatively small set. Looking forward to the challenge.

[cammb]

Being a newbie to this set, why is Overall a tough card? Presently there are nine for sale on eBay.

[familytoad]

One thing about this set to consider is that some of the "tough" cards can be deceiving. You do see a handful of tough cards for sale on occasion because people are constantly starting/stopping the pursuit of the set.
If you give up on a set, you may be able to break even quickly by liquidating the tougher cards like Upp/Mitchell/Sweeney or the aforementioned Overall.

9 of a card at any given time doesn't seem too populous. Sometimes that number might dip to 2.

And let's give this thread some credit for creating demand which may bring out both sellers and buyers :-)

[brianp-beme]

Overall is a fringe 3 point card that mainly got in due to its past reputation as a tough card. Believe it or not I came up with the list without using 3rd party grading pop reports, but just off my observation, and suggestions of the Net54 community. If I were to redo list with a 2 point category, which at this point I am not going to do as it would cause too much disruption and would make it unwieldly for folks to keep track, I would put it in that grouping, as it definitely a card that is tougher to come by than the commons in the set.

Perhaps I will post a theoretical 2 point group at some point for the heck of it.

Brian

[cammb]

Thanks, Brian. I didn't know the history of the card.