What Card Has Been Surprisingly Tough For You?

[pgellis]

I used to love putting Topps baseball sets together back in the 1970s and was always fascinated by which handful of commons seemed to elude me each year. I mean I might have a stack of 15 Mike Schmidt cards but could never seem to get a Juan Beniquez or some other common.

So, what "common" has been surprisingly difficult for you to attain towards your pre-war set or collection that you are putting together? I'm not talking about short print cards, rare variations, or hall of famers, but rather what you thought would be a simple common and it has eluded you.

For me, I have been collecting T206 in SGC50 or better for almost 6 years now.......

My surprisingly tough "common" (actually 2 of them) has been the Red Ames (Hands Above Head) and the Red Ames (Hands At Waist).

I love hearing about what others have struggled to attain.

[torero15]

For me, trying to complete the set in PSA 5 or better, the following have proven to be most elusive: Gray, Crandall (portrait), Moran (Chicago), Phelan, Wiltse (portrait, no cap), Howell (portrait), Malarkey, Mowrey and Criger.

[birdman42]

In P2 pins, the Milan seems tough. I've been that one away from my Washington subset for years. The couple I remember seeing were really grubby. It doesn't even show up in the big groupings that appear every now and then. Gray, Groom, Street, even Johnson, but no Milan.

Bill

[Leon]

D355 Niagara Baking. - Had a lead on one at a coin shop but the guy that brought 4 of them in never came back. Since Egan cataloged quite a few I know there will be one out there for me eventually. For anyone that doesn't know, here is what they look like.

[glchen]

I just re-opened another thread on this, but the 26 Exhibits Ruth (or Gehrig) has been horribly tough for me. I've never even seen one that hasn't been mislabled by PSA or SGC.

[sportscardpete]

e104-1's Amos Strunk and Dan Murphy have been pretty difficult for me to find.

[t206blogcom]

I agree that Ames hands over head has been tough for me (prefer raw T206s) - still looking for one that's reasonbly priced and without a million creases.

Some others that have proved difficult to find raw, in decent condition and not overpriced (and I still need):

Howard with old mill SL back
Shaugnessy w/ old mill SL back
Merkle - both variations
Murray portrait
Milan
Tenney (just picked one up, but a beater)

Feel free to PM me if anyone feels like selling me one or all of the cards above.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by pgellis

For me, I have been collecting T206 in SGC50 or better for almost 6 years now.......

My surprisingly tough "common" (actually 2 of them) has been the Red Ames (Hands Above Head) and the Red Ames (Hands At Waist).

I love hearing about what others have struggled to attain.

Here's both of them for sale in the condition you're looking for, but they're in PSA slabs: T206 slabbed vgex Ames in action

[bcbgcbrcb]

I guess the W600 Evers doesn't count, that one's tough for everybody, huh?

[Jcfowler6]

The 1912 Blaine "Kid" Durbin Zeenut was I say was a tough one to get ahold of for some reason. I finally have one due to a kind fellow net54 member.

This is the only card I think the Durbin had and I'm trying to get at least one card of every guy on the 1909 Pirates team.

[bbsports]

Trying to complete a T206 Southern Leaguer set of 48 all in PSA 5's. I just need a Charlie Fritz. There's one on e-bay in a partial set, but the seller wants the moon for it. Also a PSA 4 Bill Dahlen Brooklyn variation.

[Jacklitsch]

The 1911 Fullerton Zeenut has eluded me for years. He's one where family members have scooped them up, never to get back into the hobby.

That said, it does exist, Two are in the SGC Registry. I just don't have mine.

[Ladder7]

1912 WUNC Tommy Leach


Never seen one and it may not exist. Though, it's in the Krause cat.

[ullmandds]

I've been looking for this card for 15 years now...I've seen a few pop up...usually too dear for my tastes...1 was reasonable on ebay a ways back but I didn't go hard enough. It's a toughie in e97!