M116 quest at an end!

[caramelcard]

Bob and Tim,

When did you guys start your M116 sets? I remember buying a couple about 10 years ago off of ebay and thinking that they were so cheap that there must be something wrong with them.

Bob, what were the last few cards you needed for your set?

Also, do you guys collect the blue backgrounds or just have player sets?

Anyone else out there collecting this set?

Rob

[t213]

I'm slowly working on it.

Andy

[phlflyer1]

Tim,

Congrats on such a difficult accomplishment!

Scott

[timn1]

Rob,
I bought my first M116s about ten years ago-- three really nice commons from our own David Rudd for $25 each-- come to think of it, that does sound cheap now. I was hooked pretty much from that point, although my progress was never fast. One notable thing about M116s is how difficult it is to find large groups of them. I basically bought mine 1, 2, and 3 at a time.

I decided to go with pastel poses only. I have some blues but I'm not too worried about them-- when I find a good deal on ones I need, I do it. Same with alternate backs like the low-series "300" backs. I guess I'm a "pose guy" rather than a "variation guy"

I did know a few other people who were doing the whole set, but I think some of them have evaporated or given up in recent years. Bob M. and Scott B. are the only complete-set-owners I can think of right now.

Tim

[barrysloate]

Tim- isn't there one card, maybe Seymour, Baltimore (just a guess from memory) that is unique? Do set collectors consider themselves complete without it?

[timn1]

Yes, "set collectors" do-- this one does, certainly. There are sets and there are variations. As you well know, not everyone feels the need to do variations (especially when they are nearly unique like Seymour).

Tim

[tbob]

Rob- I started about 6 years ago and I will echo Tim's thoughts about how seldom they come up in groups, I bought almost every one of them individually which is why the cost was a little more than I would have thought.
My last 2 cards were Wood (last one) and Wagner pastel. The Wagners are out there, they are just expensive. The Woods are extremely hard to find. I thought I had a master set until I read Tim's article (thanks Tim ) and found out there are variation backs out there which I didn't know about. The only variations I knew about were the blue/black backs and the HOFer regular/300 series backs.
If you get them in nice shape (and because they were mailed rather than sold with caramels or tobacco they often are sharp) they are great looking.
Great set with tons of scarce cards to make it an adventure in the 300 series backed cards.
tbob