1988 Donruss Baseball Forum

Happy with whatever the answer is to this one but, wanted to confirm - is the Factory Set going to be listed as it is, or be moved to a variation of the base set like 1991 Donruss.

As I don't particularly care which version I have for my own complete set, I would prefer it listed as a variation on the base set so that the website will consider it complete, regardless of which version of the card I have. If it is staying "as is" as a completely separate factor set, I will probably keep them all listed in the base set and just make a note for the cards that are factory set versions.

Again, happy to do either, just wasn't sure why the variance in the factory set for 1988 versus 1991 and if it was going to change.

Thank you kindly.

Joe, the reason 1991 was handled differently was the fact that there was no single variation that was persistent througout the entire set. Some of the Factory Set cards had the same border pattern as the INC. version, while some cards didn't have INC/INC. variations. At the time of adding the 1988 set, it was believed (and still is) that there is a different version of each card between the FS and packed out cards. If and when there are cards where there is no difference between the 2, then there may be a REALLY strong case for combining them. Until then, however, it will be considered a parallel.

Perfect - I figured there was a reason as it had been looked at so in depth - thank you for the clarification, helps me know how I will record my cards.

Happy to help explain things. I worked closely with Admin to ensure we were looking out for the community in general.