Cut card cases appeared at the end of the card year. I bought one or two at one point and they were just bulk cards thrown into a box. I think what Topps did is just take the left over sheets at the end of the production run and cut them to be liquidated. They didn't go through any collation process, which explains why only 1-2 sheets would appear in cases. They obviously were useless in putting together sets. I remember some of the sheets that ended up in cut cases had Ripken RC or other keys so when those cards got hot obviously the cut cases got hot- imagine getting 65 Ripken RC in a case?
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