Wednesday, August 18, 2021

2002 Upper Deck 40 Man Cubs Set

 2002 was the year of the big sets.  Topps introduced Total that year, a set that, if you believe it's name, would have cards of all the players -- a total set.  Upper Deck matched Topps with their version called 40 Man.  This set was massive, 1182 cards.  That beat Topps Total by nearly 200 cards. It wasn't cheap either.  A pack of ten cards cost $3.  At 30¢ per card, you'd have to spend over $350 to get 1182 cards.  And what's the chance you'd get a double or two?  

Fast forward 19 years and those 40 man cards are 18¢ each at Sportlots.  I needed to get 47 Cubs cards and was able to do that with just three different sellers.  It's always nice when I can keep the Sportlot sellers to a minimum and save on the shipping costs.



 


 

 

 


 

 

 

 



 


 


 

 

 



 

 


 



 

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