[a fool in paradise]

If you have factory sets that are unopened the cards are probably in real good shape.

But those higher numbers are exceptional examples even of what was in a package. They are mass produced so cards can be offcentered, scraped, gum stains, wax stains, bent edges/corners, printing errors, etc.

[Dacula]

Thank you for the information. I like to think that it is something that I built while a kid and carried it over into my 20s. I have no plans to do anything with them and pass them off through inheritance to my son who values them as well.

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If you have factory sets that are unopened the cards are probably in real good shape.

But those higher numbers are exceptional examples even of what was in a package. They are mass produced so cards can be offcentered, scraped, gum stains, wax stains, bent edges/corners, printing errors, etc.