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Variation SPs reach the masses

(Programming note: I am running a two million views contest. Would you like to own a card you've always wanted? Follow the instructions on the previous post and enter. You have until Monday). I shouldn't be buying any more 2018 Topps. Especially since I expect to be gifted with some tomorrow (it is my version of candy and flowers). But I was in Walmart yesterday for the first time since 2018 Topps hit store shelves and I just had to check out the store's presentation. It was a disaster as usual. But there were hanger boxes and I must complete the trifecta of loose packs, blasters and hanger boxes! This was my chance to sample a hanger box. I was relieved to pull relatively few dupes. Hanger boxes are notorious for poor collation. I also pulled a variation short-print. Yep, it's a key one, since it's my team. I've now opened three 2018 Topps products and pulled a variation SP out of two of them (only the loose packs didn't yield anything). ...