So Much Sorting

I have been stocking up on card lots and starter sets over the past month. The card lots range from the early 1980’s to the early 1990’s. I think I am looking at around 5,000 cards to sort and create want lists for each year. It’s a big task, but I love sorting.

The 1980’s

I have been lucky to find early to mid-1980’s lots on eBay and Facebook groups. When I start a set, I usually like to open a box and go from there, but the prices for early to mid-1980’s Topps wax boxes is way more than what I want to spend.

Starter lots can range from $15 to $25 depending on how many cards it contains. I prefer lots sizes around 500 cards, as it still lets me chase down cards and still have some fun.

The following is a box of approximately 1,200 1981, 1982, and 1983 Topps. This was an easy $30 purchase from a Facebook group. The big rookies are probably missing, but I am more than okay with that. I just wanted a good starter lot.

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My 1988 and 1989 Topps needs should be filled with some jumbo or rak packs. Both years were very over produced and still cheap.

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The 1990’s

While the wax box price for early to mid-1980’s Topps is more than I want to spend, early 1990’s Topps is cheap. 1992 Topps was a very nostalgic year for me that will earn a blog post in the future. My original 1992 Topps set was really beat up, so I decided to start over with a new one.

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Modern

I have been sitting on a complete 2018 Topps Series 1 set since it was released. I missed the Series 2 set for reasons I cannot remember, but was recently given a 800 count box of 2018 Topps Series 2 commons. This box should yield a set and a nice stack of duplicates.

It’s a good thing I love to sort cards, because I have a ton of work ahead of me.