1988 Donruss Baseball Forum

My apologies. Thought since you've been around so long, and it's mentioned so much on the boards, IR means "Inaccuract Report". That's where on every card and set page, you see the thing that says "See any inaccuracies? Click here to let us know" - doing that creates an IR. Then we have something to work with - in this case, to let Admin know what he needs to do. Thanks!

Oh thanks much. I had already done so.  I knew about the inaccuracy area as I have submitted items before.  Lol seems I should have figured out the term "IR" 

Ok, I'm starting to sort through a box I just aquired from a garage sale. First card #1 diamond king Mark McGwire. I don't see a difference, front or back. Is the diamond kings the same factory to retail as previous sets I've worked on? And if so, I'm wondering if more cards besides the diamond kings are the same. So then, wouldn't that make the same card cataloged twice on the database?

88 Donruss didn't get the same treatment 89, 90 and 91 got. Part of that reasoning is that Admin changed course on how to list these. Some of the retail and and some of the factory cards are alike, which ones I don't know. I have a feeling down the line the regular checklist anf the Factory set checklist will get merged like the others. If/when that happens there may be many cards that are "solo".  

There is an IR in the system from 3/22/2020, entered by PartagasX, which IIRC was to combine the 2 sets. This was moved to "Admin Needed" so I cannot see the details anymore. This is something we need Admin to handle (merging the two sets). Once they are merged, then we'll be able to determine which cards are actually identical between the packed out cards and the factory set cards. A large number have the border pattern reversed, but an even larger number have text spacing differences on the backs (the bios have line breaks at different points in the text). I don't thinkt the DK backs were affected by that.

Well, it looks like the sets were merged, but now we have the issue brought up last night. I already see where several of the base and FS VAR cards are the same card (border, text, etc.) just in the Diamond Kings section alone. Clean up will need to occur now.

But I also see this neat little drop down where you can toggle between master set, pack set and factory set. That's cool!

Jim, just be REAL cautious that you analyze the cards VERY carefully that they are in fact IDENTICAL before requesting the merging of the cards.

I had a really good smarta$$, sarcastic response, but I'll bite my tongue and leave it at of course I will. It'll be difficult as some of the scans are less than ideal. I'd ask for others to verify before I did it anyhow

Asking others would be a good approach for all to take.  And like 1989 Donruss, updating the scans so that the lens can beused on them would also be a great help.  I wish the lens function had existed when we updated the 1991 Donruss set.  There are still a few cards that may or may nothave the "." VAR.  It is impossible to make out in the scans and when I asked previously if anyone could verify these, it was the usual "crickets" that we hear when help is asked for.