WHY DO YOU NEVER SEE OR HEAR MUCH ABOUT THE M101-6 SET??

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Posted By: JIM MANOS

ARE THESE CARDS THAT TOUGH? YOU NEVER SEE THEM AT AUCTIONS OR EBAY. THE DEALORS DON'T HAVE THEM. I HAVE A FEW BUT THE SET CONTAINS ALL THE BLACK SOX'S,ROOKIES, ETC... ARE THEY THAT TOUGH OR AM I MISSING SOMETHING. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND??

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Posted By: Glen V

7-10 of them hit Ebay a year or so ago. Thought the prices were pretty good on the them. Fritsch has 22 in his '05 catalog, including a number of HOFers. Maybe he still has the Buck Weaver for $550. I heard he collects M101-6s, so maybe he's hoarding the nice ones?

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Posted By: JIM MANOS

YES I KNOW FRISTCH HAS SOME I BOUGHT THE WEAVER AND A FEW OTHERS. HE IS AT $250 ISH A COMMON BOOK AT $55?? I JUST CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. I'D LOVE THE JACKSON AND OTHER BLACK SOX PLAYERS.

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

Many dealers and ebay sellers don't know what they are. Also,they are an odd size, not slabable, which seems to be important to some or many.

Glen's right--about a dozen went off in March on Ebay, as well as another Schalk about a month later. I won 6 (Dan McKee won the WJ--an absolute jewel at a great price), and I also won a small lot of VGish from Lew Lipset last year. Another seller had 2-3 last summer on ebay, and I bought a Roush from him privately. Fritsch actually had a few dozen in his catalogue over the past year, but I got gun-shy hearing about his grading standards and seeing his prices.

Another Felix Mendelsohn issue, these are nice.

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Posted By: Paul Stratton

Jim,

Saw a Ruth on ebay you might want to check out.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

Is it just me or does Larry not put any of his vintage stuff that is for sale up on his website? I think he must hold it all for shows and such.... i don't know...

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Posted By: zach

You have to order his catalogue. . ....his website has everything in his catalogue but it takes forever to load and you're better off just ordering his catalogue.

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Posted By: Bob Lemke

In doing some nosing around in 1917 Sporting News microfilm, it became apparent M101-6 is not a Sporting News supplement or premium issue at all, but rather a Felix Mendelsohn production that was available as early as 1917, and perhaps was updated a bit as time went on. I'll be working something up into a column in SCD in the next couple of months.

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

I often wondered if the "F.M." below the trademark on those cards could stand for Frederick Mendelsohn...

and it sounds like we will find out soon!

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

How about a little cred? I posted almost two years ago that m101-6 was produced by Felix Mendelsohn.

BTW, I'd be interested to see the ad to which you refer from 1917, but if it's the one from March 15, 1917, those are not m101-6 he's listing for sale.

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Posted By: Bob Lemke

according to my notes.

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

you're right--that 9/13 ad sure points to m101-6.

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Posted By: Paul

I'd be interested to know how the ACC got it wrong all these years.

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

but it appears they also had m101-5 wrong all these years too, as no one has come up with a true m101-5 bearing a Sporting News Back.