Ben:
On the 1982 printing error increase I suspect it had to do with having to print more cards and quicker with less quality control. The hobby growth was there in 1982 and more cards were being produced each year. Plus, that was really the 1st full year of competition. I do realize there were 3 major companies in 1981 but they had limited time to produce sets; 1982 was going to be their year to really challenge Topps.
The result; and this is my opinion only
Topps still had the best set with a nice design. Other than a couple of minor errors which were corrected and those printing errors; a very solid year
Fleer: A terribly produced 2nd set. Look at the Jack Clark card for example of how not to select photos. They did reduce their errors by a ton.
Donruss: A far better card stock and photos than 1981. Again the errors were more limited compared to the rush of the previous year.
White it is possible some of the 1981 errors were "planned" it tis also possible the rushed prep of the 1981 sets caused some of those errors as well.
Regards
Rich
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