Rethinking the rebuilt Howe McCormick collection

[Luke]

It's nice to hear you have a plan moving forward. I think getting as close to a complete set as you can would be really cool. Please don't hesitate to reach out if I can be of help in any way.

[Beercan collector]

If this is an outing please delete .. but a lot of these cards are moving at $69 buy it now .. I picked up four .. And they’re so nice - I can earmark for Mr McCollum or I can keep them .. Got Chief Myers fielding for my collection . still there is Ganzel Gasper Hoffman , very nice condition.. Maddox Herzog Arellanes - also Nice for type Collectors - I went back to buy Dorner but someone put a bid on it - This morning 307 on eBay now 262

[bnorth]

Sounds like a great way to change how you are collecting. You got hit with a big game changer and adapted very well. Good luck going forward.

[mybuddyinc]

I've been dealing with Ed for the past week or so on some "special" cards. It's been FUN, and dealing with Ed is always a pleasure.

Actually I really like Ed's new approach. Dupes can get boring. The idea of getting as many singles as possible is a GREAT idea.

For those who were wondering: A complete set of 520 won't be possible. Ed didn't collect any PBs (killing Demmitt and O'Hara, which could be a blessing ). Also Ed's collection was almost all Hindu, Piedmont and OM. The Piedmonts were almost ALL 150 or 350. There are only a minute number of 350/460, so that series will have many holes.

As an aside: The grand majority of OMs were OMSLs. Relatively very few non-OMSLs. My theory being that Ed lived in Florida, and OM distributed more SLs for that region.

Fun, fun, Scott

Edit to add: Like the OMs, of the 66 Hindus, ONLY 3 were non-SLs. So same idea that Hindu distributed more SLs in the Southern region.

[Casey2296]

I remember seeing an E-card with the Howe stamp, neat to see he wasn't just a T206 guy.

[Howe’s Hunter]

I’m glad it was him who ended up with the lot. We’ve traded and purchased in the past and Scott has always been beyond fair.

Just a note to several on the board …
While I’m getting rid of some dupes, there are several cards that have been given to me, or given to me at ridiculous prices that I’m not getting rid of. Even if they are not in as good of shape as other dupes, the gifts and those “I'm just holding” are staying with me. (it pays to keep good records and every slip of paper that has been shipped with cards.)

Again, thanks to everyone on the board for all the years of help and assistance. It is greatly appreciated.

[Howe’s Hunter]

Sorry double post. Leon, please delete.

[Jobu]

Ed, I am thrilled to see that you have found a good path forward on this, I was worried what the hoard would do to your journey.

One thing I have been thinking about that would be really cool is to create a website with the information about Howe and then front/back scans of every single card in the collection. That way you can continue to "collect" all of them digitally and share this cool pursuit with everyone.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by mybuddyinc

I've been dealing with Ed for the past week or so on some "special" cards. It's been FUN, and dealing with Ed is always a pleasure.

Actually I really like Ed's new approach. Dupes can get boring. The idea of getting as many singles as possible is a GREAT idea.

For those who were wondering: A complete set of 520 won't be possible. Ed didn't collect any PBs (killing Demmitt and O'Hara, which could be a blessing ). Also Ed's collection was almost all Hindu, Piedmont and OM. The Piedmonts were almost ALL 150 or 350. There are only a minute number of 350/460, so that series will have many holes.

As an aside: The grand majority of OMs were OMSLs. Relatively very few non-OMSLs. My theory being that Ed lived in Florida, and OM distributed more SLs for that region.

Fun, fun, Scott

Edit to add: Like the OMs, of the 66 Hindus, ONLY 3 were non-SLs. So same idea that Hindu distributed more SLs in the Southern region.

That could be the case Scott, the Old Mill ad that I found a Few years ago was from a cigar and cigarette dealer in Tampa Florida and it specified Southern Leaguers. Eli Witt's name is mentioned in numerous papers as the largest cigar and cigarette dealer on the east coast. If this ad is correct just this shipment alone would account for 20,000 OMSL cards in the Florida area.

OLd Mill Ad.jpg

[BKaufmann14]

Hard to help you, if you dont respond to emails or pms.

[Beercan collector]

Picked out four cards because of condition and graphics ,
I like raw t206 s and the Chances of these being monkeyed with seem Extremely low