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Listed here show 280 cards, however I have some cards beyond that number and the checklist card shows 337 cards.  I am confused.  Sorry new to all of this so I may not be in the correct set, but other than the above everything else I have on hand matches this set.

Thank you for your help in this matter.

Maribeth

Try this set.  Those you have are from a reprint set called Topps Archives.  From 1991 on, Topps began reprinting some of the old sets.  The new cards are slightly smaller and thinner as wellas much glossier than the real 1953 cards.

http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/9092/1991-Topps-Archives-1953-

Oh thank you.....Everyone here is so helpful.  

Welcome to the site.  You will find most members more than happy to help identify cards for you or in any other way they can.  It is one of the many reasons this is the greatest card collector's site on the internet.

By the way, I am missing 4 cards of the this particular set, just in case you have doubles.

I don't have any duplicates and I am missing some myself.  I am going to check out ebay "complete your set" auctions and see if I can complete mine.  

Or you might try Sportlots.com  They have lots of common cards and most are 18 cents apiece.  Just a suggestion.  Enjoy the search!

thanks kcjays, another resource is great.  

Generally, with ebay, the people there charge more than Sportlots. Just try to buy all from one seller on Sportlots! (It's even worth it sometime to pay 25 cents for some cards to save the additional postage. If you cannot get all that you want from one seller - check out what each seller has that you want - and look at their shipping thresholds. Sometimes, it pays to get 4 from one seller, and 10 from another. Also, if you have 8 or 9 cards from one seller, adding the 1 or 2 more cards only costs the card price, and not shipping - if you can, go to that last value in the threshold to minimize the cost of shipping per card. I enjoy buying on sportlots. :)

Thank you Dan, I was checking the site out and seeing that it is multiple sellers so determined it will take some work (but that is part of what I find fun about collecting sets.....the hunt!)  Great advice which I will use when making my purchase descisions.

Welcome to the site. I don't have much to add, other than being impressed at how calmly you took the news that your cards are 38 years newer than you thought. I'd die a little inside if I learned similar news about my cards....

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