I always hated the 'number 1 card accrues more damage' theory. Growing up in New York, there was not a single kid I ever knew who put the cards in number order. They were always sorted by team and then what we used to call 'junk' - league leader cards, checklists and other stuff that couldn't be classified by team - was put together in the back of the stack. Checklists were plentiful and everyone hated getting them, so we'd actively check them off. That's how we'd know when we finally had a full set.
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