T206 " The Monster " by Bill Heitman

[FrankWakefield]

This would be an excellent resource for you, Mr. Reader has taken T206 research to a higher level.

https://oldcardboard.com/t/t206/Insi...al-edition.pdf

While it's a bit dated nowadays, I still find myself turning back to Mr. Lipset's Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards volume 3.

There's more stuff out there...

[SDGsports]

That is an amazing resource, and while I only just skimmed thru, it seems like a really good read.

I'm going to print this out, but do you know if it was ever published? I'd love a hard cover copy.

[FrankWakefield]

Mr. Reader is on here occasionally.

I think his approach was to put this up on the internet and share his knowledge.

If he ever puts it in a book, I'd like to buy one and get him to sign it. And I too would prefer hardbound. I think it has not been printed.

[sreader3]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the plug. It was a joy to write that e-book and receive so much positive feedback. There is no hard cover version. Take good care.

Scot

[ledsters]

I have this one. Bill signed it for me years ago. What are these going for now? I might let this go.

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[Leon]

I don't think they go for too much, but your signed one might be a bit more.

I met Bill once, at a National. He was going to give a speech at the Net54 dinner, but decided not to at the last minute. He seemed kind of quirky to me. Nice guy, but not your everyday Joe.

Originally Posted by ledsters

I have this one. Bill signed it for me years ago. What are these going for now?

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[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Leon

I don't think they go for too much, but your signed one might be a bit more.

I met Bill once, at a National. He was going to give a speech at the Net54 dinner, but decided not to at the last minute. He seemed kind of quirky to me. Nice guy, but not your everyday Joe.

Leon,

I spent a wonderful afternoon with Bill. I guess that makes me quirky.

He was well aware of the Monster Number thread and threatened to sue me, in jest, for using the name monster, which I believe was first used in his little book.

He signed my copy of the "Monster" and had lots of tales about the "ancient" collectors (not old) that were interesting to say the least, as well as the story about how Farrah Fawcett got into his book. Thankfully you and I are only old, not ancient, and being a bit quirky is okay.