A full set run from '48 to '89 in all four major sports

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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Is hockey the 4th one ? ( only kidding I am a Blues fan as well as a Cardinals fan). It would have to be someone with a lot of room ....and what about boxing and soccer ;-{

And would the run cover all manufacturers of all sets in those 4 sports during that period ? If not, what would be the criteria for inclusion in the list ( bet there would be some 'discussion' about that too )

Here's what I used as the "major" sets. I kept it about as basic as possible. "Discuss" away

Baseball: '48 Leaf, '48-'55 Bowman, '52-'89 Topps, '63 Fleer, '81-'89 Donruss and Fleer, '88-'89 Score, '89 Bowman and Upper Deck

Basketball: '48 Bow, '57 Topps, '61 Fleer, '69-'81 Topps, '86-'89 Fleer

Football: '48 Bow, '48-'49 Leaf, '50-'55 Bow, '56-'89 Topps, '89 Score

Hockey: '51-'55 Parkhurst, '54 Topps, '57-'63 Park, '57-'89 Topps

All traded/supplemental sets from the '70s and '80 would included.

I did not use OPC hockey, because that seemed like doubling up way too much. Naturally those could be included too.

Ran a quick calculation of what it could cost to build this at current prices. Even with the insane year things have had, the total is still on planet earth if you use reasonable grades. Here's the summary.

Assuming grade 3 for '50s-'60s, grade 5 for '70s, and grade 7 for '80s. With all the huge cards graded and giving more and more slack for raw as the price really drops:

Baseball $405,180
Basket $97,650
Football $47,930
Hockey $78,870

Total $629,630