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I bought a couple of retail boxes of A&G the other day on a whim. I'm not super familiar with the product so maybe you guys can help me out. I was loading the cards I got into my inventory list on TradingcardDB and it lists card numbers 300 - 350 as short prints. Are they truly short prints, i.e. somewhat rare cards, or are they common cards but considered short print because they have a diffent code on the back?

Thanks,

I believe it is both. Short prints are considered more rare and tougher to pull than "regular" base cards. The code on the back is also different, which is one of the easiest ways to tell if you have a short print vs regular base card (depending on your eyesight, I suppose).

I hope that answers your question, but if not perhaps others will chime in and provide a better answer than I did.

I just read this on CardboardConnection. I must have read it incorrectly the first time.

Maintaining the base sizing from 2017, the 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball checklist offers 300 main cards and 50 short prints, which fall in every other pack.