Acquiring massive single year lots for "fun" collecting

[steve B]

It takes a lot less time than you'd think.

I sorted vending boxes into sets and star lots for a dealer, an hour or two a day but not every day. Probably went through about 75K cards in maybe a couple months.

Just sorting by number is much faster.

Steve B

[Matthew80]

Originally Posted by steve B

It takes a lot less time than you'd think.

I sorted vending boxes into sets and star lots for a dealer, an hour or two a day but not every day. Probably went through about 75K cards in maybe a couple months.

Just sorting by number is much faster.

Steve B

I remember going through '90 Fleer doing this (sort by #) with my dad as a kid. I probably had about 500-1,000, and I'd mess them up after he left just to get him to help me again. My dad was a trooper...

I think that'd be fun to do this for a dealer, especially if they're cards you're unfamiliar with!

[steve B]

They were 78 Topps, new from the vending cases. Although I think I did a few in 79 and 80 as well. I think by 81 they could buy factory sets - at least for Fleer they could and maybe Topps
The cards became familiar very quickly.

Steve B