Largest number of cards in a set?

[irv]

I just noticed this partial set for sale and was surprised by the amount of cards in it, which, of course got me thinking, what is the largest set out there?
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=240777

I am aware the 52 Topps set was the biggest at it's time (407) but I never dreamt that sets would get much larger than that.

[bnorth]

The most beautiful T set has 640 cards in it, the T210 set.

EDIT: Just noticed this was not the forum section I thought it was.LOL

[Leon]

It was in the wrong section, not a big deal, and it got moved. Sorry about that....

Originally Posted by bnorth

The most beautiful T set has 640 cards in it, the T210 set.

EDIT: Just noticed this was not the forum section I thought it was.LOL

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Leon

It was in the wrong section, not a big deal, and it got moved. Sorry about that....

LOL that makes me feel better. I thought maybe they sold me some Paul Mason Brandy before its time.

[swarmee]

With unique cards? Maybe one of the 1998-2000 Topps Tek sets. Some of the 1980s minor league sets had 4000+ cards in them.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Leon

It was in the wrong section, not a big deal, and it got moved. Sorry about that....

Sorry, Leon. I wasn't sure if it was the right one or not, but either way, I knew you would move it if it wasn't. Hopefully it isn't/wasn't much trouble?

[swarmee]

2008 Upper Deck - Multi-Product Insert Yankee Stadium Legacy #YSL6742 - Andy Pettitte
Courtesy of COMC.com

This set has 6,742 consecutively numbered cards, one for each game at the original Yankee Stadium. I think they did a major redemption for the first person to put together a complete set, since this "insert set" was inserted into multiple 2008 Upper Deck products.
http://www.beckett.com/news/arkansas...cy-collection/

2008 Upper Deck Documentary has almost 5,000 cards just for the 2008 season.

[swarmee]

1972 Topps was a basic major league set with 787 cards. Maybe that's the one you're looking for with this question.

[Leon]

no trouble at all...takes 5 seconds. I know there is a lot of off topic on the front page but regular, ordinary questions about other things should go in the correct sections. Again, not a big deal. And that being said, if someone posts something in the correct section, other than the front page, and it gets no responses, they should pm me to see if it can go on the front page for a bit to elicit a possible answer.

Originally Posted by irv

Sorry, Leon. I wasn't sure if it was the right one or not, but either way, I knew you would move it if it wasn't. Hopefully it isn't/wasn't much trouble?

[ALR-bishop]

The 93 Topps set was their biggest base set, but the 3 Topps Total Baseball sets mentioned above are bigger ( 880/900).

I still buy all the Topps base sets , plus any Traded or Update set each year. In 93 I picked up 3 base sets because Topps issued inaugural sets for the Marlins and Rockies that year. They are the same as the regular set but have stamps, similar to the Desert Shield sets, with Marlins or Rockies logos

[irv]

Originally Posted by Leon

no trouble at all...takes 5 seconds. I know there is a lot of off topic on the front page but regular, ordinary questions about other things should go in the correct sections. Again, not a big deal. And that being said, if someone posts something in the correct section, other than the front page, and it gets no responses, they should pm me to see if it can go on the front page for a bit to elicit a possible answer.

I know I linked a thread from Post War in my post, but because I didn't know if large sets existed in pre war, I took a chance and thought the homepage was likely the best place to cover my question as it would cover both, or all sections/years?