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Old 06-27-2012, 01:08 PM
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I agree. The M116s are a favorite of mine. As a type collector, I have committed to buying only one example per type but have to admit that in the case of the M116s, I had to buy 3.
Jennings Psa7; bransfield and crandall both Psa6. The Jennings i won from
Barry Sloate's last auction, I'm proud to say. I had these 3 framed together with double mats--black and gold.
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Old 06-27-2012, 02:36 PM
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I'm so glad someone started this thread, as I love this set. I started collecting the Blue backgrounds recently and have really enjoyed them. I just picked-up this Lajoie yesterday (thank you for your referral, Leon)...



These cards seem to be rather undervalued in my opinion, for what they are. While I've enjoyed being able to buy them at relatively affordable prices - I am surprised they aren't going for more.
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Old 06-27-2012, 02:49 PM
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I agree they are a good value overall. The tougher cards are still going for good money in my opinion. Hope they stay relatively cheap until I find the last 4!

Fun set to collect!

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Old 06-27-2012, 05:49 PM
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I agree. The M116s are a favorite of mine. As a type collector, I have committed to buying only one example per type but have to admit that in the case of the M116s, I had to buy 3.
Jennings Psa7; bransfield and crandall both Psa6. The Jennings i won from
Barry Sloate's last auction, I'm proud to say. I had these 3 framed together with double mats--black and gold.
all the best,
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What a tease.. Let's see um
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Old 06-27-2012, 10:23 PM
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I agree. I picked up a real nice PSA 6 card the other day for not a lot of money and it looks pretty amazing. Also, I have seen some Sporting Life "Plug Tobacco" Series cards on eBay. What exactly are they?
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Old 06-27-2012, 10:41 PM
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Ole buddy,
I hate to still admit it but this old dinosaur prof still can't scan. I know it's kinda pitiful since i've been on this board heading toward 9 years or so.
My wife did manage to get someone at her school to scan a couple of things for me over the years for Scott F and Craig D's websites---both framed pieces.
I actually sent Jon C some pictures of a couple of the walls a year or two back
and that's been about it.
But thanks for askin'.
all the best and Happy 4th.
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Old 06-28-2012, 12:13 AM
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I've said for the last 10 years that the M116 Sporting Life card set is not only visually very pleasing but has a great deal of room for growth. Now that the T213 Coupon cards are finally starting to appreciate in price as are the T207 scarce back cards, it's about time for the 3rd undervalued and underappreciated set to take off. It's not close to where it should be, still a great buy, especially those tough, scarce cards which rarely appear for sale....
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I tried, but won't collect them because there are way too many high grade examples out there given distribution practices. As a result, to me, a mid-grade example looks poor. Just cuz i am used to seeing all those sparkly white borders and sharp corners.

IMHO this is not a set that is "under valued" or likely to take off any time soon.

More like Fan Craze, where top condition is expected.

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IMO, the fronts of these cards are nice, but the backs with the 'Sporting Life' advertisements are the best part and some of the coolest ads on any cards out there...........Matt
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