Catalogs
It seems the catalogs established the rule that these sets (E93, E95, E96,E102, etc) with the players listed on their backs do not qualify as being numerically identified on the card, even in cases like the E95 set which have numbers associated with each card on the back, and thus they listed them alphabetically in the catalogs. A standard was thus set, and I believe the grading companies just followed their lead. I have always arranged them in my collection according to the list on the back of the cards--alphabetical is for catalogs, grading companies, and soup.
Brian
Last edited by brianp-beme; 08-29-2010 at 09:02 PM.
Reason: I made it make more sense...a guy can do that, can't he?
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