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hammertime 06-18-2025 09:13 AM

E98: the road to 120
 
I just crossed the halfway mark so I thought of share my collection so far. I KNOW I still have the Big 12 left, so the 2nd half will be considerably harder to acquire than the first, but that's perfectly fine. I'm having a blast chipping away at this beautiful set!
As you can see I've (mostly) avoided the high-end BSF cards. Initially I wanted to get as many as I could, being a Toledo native, but honestly they just don't look right with the rest of the set IMO, they almost look like reprints, and avoiding them frees up a lot of funds for other cards. Anyway here's the first 60! I'll update this thread as I continue my quest.
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/bend_bres.jpghttps://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/brid_brow.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/chan_chas2.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/clar_cobb.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/coll_coom2.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/dahl_davi2.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/dooi_ever.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/ford_jenn2.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/klin_lajo.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/mack_math.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/mcgr_mcle.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/meye_mull.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/tenn_tink.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/vaug_wagn.jpg
https://www.heavy45s.com/e98s/wals_youn.jpg

parkplace33 06-18-2025 09:16 AM

Great progress.

I really like the image on the Walsh card.

hammertime 06-18-2025 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parkplace33 (Post 2522520)
Great progress.

I really like the image on the Walsh card.

Thanks! And agreed, it's probably my favorite. The orange Walsh is the card that started me on this journey!

tiger8mush 06-18-2025 09:35 AM

Love it!!!

brianp-beme 06-18-2025 09:49 AM

Now that's a collecting quest. I am looking forward to your future 'filling in the white spaces' posts.

Brian

phlflyer1 06-18-2025 10:12 AM

You're well on your way towards the end goal. Congratulations on the progress so far and looking forward to future updates!

Leon 06-18-2025 10:42 AM

A very well assimilated grouping so far. Good luck in the hunt! To me, and some others, that is the way caramel cards should look.

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BRoberts 06-18-2025 10:45 AM

Love threads like this, which are about collecting prewar baseball cards. Congrats on a great group!

stutor 06-18-2025 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRoberts (Post 2522544)
Love threads like this, which are about collecting prewar baseball cards. Congrats on a great group!

+1
These are fantastic. I love this project. Can’t wait to see this come together.

Casey2296 06-18-2025 02:12 PM

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Great looking cards Andy, love this set, and best of luck getting to 120.
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DeanH3 06-18-2025 02:27 PM

Very impressive Andy. Good luck going forward. I will enjoy seeing your process along the way,

hammertime 07-11-2025 04:50 AM

Added:
Collins red
Dahlen orange

ullmandds 07-11-2025 06:17 AM

love it!!!!! You're well on your way.

SyrNy1960 07-11-2025 06:52 AM

Amazing!!!!

Rhotchkiss 07-11-2025 07:34 AM

Such awesome eye candy. Congrats, rooting for you to finish- would be totally epic

iwantitiwinit 07-11-2025 07:37 AM

Love it, go Andy, go!

hammertime 07-11-2025 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit (Post 2526805)
Love it, go Andy, go!

A lot of these came from you!

Fuddjcal 07-11-2025 10:01 AM

wow, what a fantastic assembly so far. Good luck with the hunt

RayBShotz 07-11-2025 11:07 AM

So cool the way you have this laid out.
Best of Luck the rest of the way.
Keep us up in your progress!
RayB

B O'Brien 07-11-2025 12:54 PM

Those sure are pretty! Nicely done!
I’ve been looking for a decent priced Mack for a long time.

Carry on!
Bob

Casey2296 07-11-2025 01:00 PM

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Nice work Andy!
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4815162342 07-11-2025 01:30 PM

Congrats on your progress so far, and like others have said, looking forward to seeing you fill in the white spaces.

Tim Kindler 07-12-2025 08:15 PM

Beautiful E98s!!!!
 
Andy,
Congratulations on your progress towards the E98 Master Set!!!! The examples that you have obtained are very nice examples of this beautiful set! I wish you the best in your continued journey... and thanks for sharing them in the display for members to see! They are beauties!
Tim Kindler

ullmandds 07-13-2025 09:12 AM

that e98 cobb orange sold for a pretty penny in heritage the other night!!!!

hammertime 07-28-2025 10:27 AM

Added: Russ Ford red.

hammertime 09-22-2025 09:50 AM

Added: Frank Chance red

Lunker21 09-22-2025 07:12 PM

E98
 
This is awesome! Im on a similar quest! Ill pm you!

brianp-beme 09-23-2025 02:49 AM

Keep the E98's coming!

For fun, I tallied up Andy's current totals for each color. I am somewhat surprised how close the color count is between all the colors, as I thought a color might be more prevalent, and perhaps another lagging behind. No colors for this in mind, just an overall thought. Anywho, here are those totals:


Blue - 15

Green - 17

Orange - 18

Red - 14


I assume from the start you have just acquired what you have been able to snag, with no color preference guiding your purchases? It appears that 3 of the last 4 additions have been red, so I guess red was indeed lagging behind at the halfway point.


Brian

hammertime 09-23-2025 07:14 AM

Ironically the reds (in general) are probably the most readily available, because they were part of the Black Swamp Find, but because of that they're usually high grade and therefore high price. So I find myself waiting for low-grade examples, which is probably why the reds are lagging behind the other colors.


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