cutoff for type card collecting

[mikemcgrail]

My working definition of pre-war is anything issued before 7 Dec 1941

[Exhibitman]

1980 is my collecting cut-off, which pretty much coincides with the last year of my childhood when I made serious efforts to bust packs and actively collect. I purchased a few packs of 1981 Topps [hated the set], a pack or two of Donruss, and a box or so of Fleer chasing the error cards [remember those?] but my 16 year old heart really wasn't in it. I did not really return to collecting for several years after that.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by mikemcgrail

My working definition of pre-war is anything issued before 7 Dec 1941

Ah , but Germany invaded Poland on September 1 1939

[brianp-beme]

I have always instituted the "up through 1941" cutoff, not just because of the war, but because there is a huge dropoff in the quantity of sets issued (thanks to the war), and those issued are of mediocre quality. So the 1941 date just makes sense to me.

Brian

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

Ah , but Germany invaded Poland on September 1 1939

And annexed Austria the year prior (there go the Heads Ups)... If you wanna get even deeper, Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 and pretty much maintained a state of war until Aug 1945 (there go '33-'34 Goudeys)