REA Many Uncut Sheets

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by jmoran19

I doubt highly there is a different 264 card sheet. I had saved years ago a bunch of panels from this series and they matched perfectly to both sides of this sheet. Also Topps was cheap, configuring and printing a different layout cost time and $

Thanks for your continued insight! It's weird that I have never heard of short prints in the fifth(?) series of 1965. Somebody must have brought this up long ago, no?? It's not earth shattering news, but it's surely something.

[jmoran19]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Thanks for your continued insight! It's weird that I have never heard of short prints in the fifth(?) series of 1965. Somebody must have brought this up long ago, no?? It's not earth shattering news, but it's surely something.

Right or wrong most people consider SP’s a 50% or less situation but where does the line change to DP’s and not SP’s? Example 109/110 card series have 4 rows printed 3 times and then 6 rows printed twice but I see the 44 cards printed 3 times called DP’s, usually due to people only seening the 132 card half sheet, not the full 264 card sheet. Should the 66 cards printed 33% less really be SP’s?

[JollyElm]

I think I was always under the impression that all cards were produced in (relatively) the same amounts except for the dreaded SP's primarily found in the higher series. This revelation, although not really very significant, adds a new piece to the puzzle.

[rlorenz]

I was hoping for a 1959 uncut sheet...but alas nothing....its one of the last thing i need for the Complete Complete Master Collection for 59 :-P

[Griffins]

Originally Posted by rlorenz

I was hoping for a 1959 uncut sheet...but alas nothing....its one of the last thing i need for the Complete Complete Master Collection for 59 :-P

Mike Gidwitz has one on his site for sale.

http://www.preciouspaper.com/Browse.aspx?ID=7

[rlorenz]

True yes he does but 3 k for a 33 card uncut...is really really steep considering the last auction sold at 930 for 54 and a 44 card panel last summer and the prices have not gone up they have gone down sadly. I would expect to be at or below that 930 mark but its worth asking

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

I think I was always under the impression that all cards were produced in (relatively) the same amounts except for the dreaded SP's primarily found in the higher series. This revelation, although not really very significant, adds a new piece to the puzzle.

Some of the early series over the years are also printed in lesser quantities than other cards in the same set. Hard to quantify without more sheets but I would wager there are easier and tougher cards in many of the pre-1973 series over the years

Rich

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Some of the early series over the years are also printed in lesser quantities than other cards in the same set. Hard to quantify without more sheets but I would wager there are easier and tougher cards in many of the pre-1973 series over the years

Rich

Just to be clear, when talking about relatively equal quantities, I was only referring to cards in the same series/on the same print sheets, not across the entire year's set.

Good luck to you and your better half!!!

[rats60]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

I think I was always under the impression that all cards were produced in (relatively) the same amounts except for the dreaded SP's primarily found in the higher series. This revelation, although not really very significant, adds a new piece to the puzzle.

What made some of the cards harder was being in a short run high series like 1967. Having a shortage for all the cards in a series makes those printed in lesser quantities in more demand. Then you had the Seaver row only printed 2 times vs. 3 or 4 for the other rows. For lower series there would be an excess of all the cards, so having 3 or 4 on a sheet wouldn't matter. People collecting sets would be able to find all of those easily, but would be chasing after the shorter printed high numbers.