Collection Audit 1982-86

Like so many other card bloggers, I do a couple of end of/new year post annually.  In probably every "year look ahead" post I've ever done, I've mentioned my need to go through and do an audit of my collection.  I try my best to keep track of cards as they come in, and log them accurately to keep the count honest, but I know cards get lost in the shuffle.  Well after four or five years of saying I was going to do an audit, I've finally gotten around to it.  I figure it may take four or five post, but this first one will cover the years 1982 through 1986.

Below are the posted numbers I have for cards from 1982 along with the count I came up with during the "audit."  It's not an exact science, but I think it's pretty close.  Each of those bags contains 25 of the same card.  I store them in the white shoe boxes, and until I reach 25 copies the extras are kept loose not in bags.  So much of this relies on my own ability to count 25 copies correctly as they've gone into the bags over the years.

1982 Donruss
Listed: 206
Actual: 214
Difference: +8

1982 Fleer
Listed: 300
Actual: 377
Difference: +77

1982 Hygrade
Listed: 2
Actual: 2
Difference: none

1982 O-Pee-Chee
Listed: 24
Actual: 24
Difference: none

1982 Topps
Listed: 1,202
Actual: 1,219
Difference: +17

Other than 1982 Fleer most of these numbers were very close if not dead on.  There was a period of time in the last year where large lots of '82 Fleer were showing up on eBay on a regular basis.  I bought quite a few of them, and one or two must have fallen through the cracks.  It was literally hard to keep up, as every time I searched a new listing was popping up.  I didn't even buy them all as other people were also bidding and I try to hold firm to my 10¢ a card shipped threshold on cards.   I feel like I have a pretty good eye for shill bidding, and this didn't feel like it.  Not sure who is trying to crowd in on my hold on the Wallach market.

1983 All-Star Game Insert
Listed: 5
Actual: 5
Difference: none

1983 Donruss
Listed: 134
Actual: 139
Difference: +5

1983 Fleer
Listed: 129
Actual: 133
Difference: +4

1983 O-Pee-Chee
Listed: 39
Actual: 39
Difference: none

1983 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
Listed: 4
Actual: 4
Difference: none

1983 Stuart
Listed: 9
Actual: 9
Difference: none

1983 Topps
Listed: 281
Actual: 281
Difference: none

1983 Topps Stickers
Listed: 37
Actual: 39
Difference: +2

1984 All-Star Game Inserts
Listed: 7
Actual: 7
Difference: none

1984 Donruss
Listed: 153
Actual: 155
Difference: +2

1984 Fleer
Listed: 123
Actual: 125
Difference: +2

1984 Nestle
Listed: 80
Actual: 81
Difference: +1

1984 O-Pee-Chee
Listed: 47
Actual: 41
Difference: -6

1984 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
Listed: 2
Actual: 2
Difference: none

1984 Stuart
Listed: 6
Actual: 6
Difference: none

Somehow I lost six '84 OPC cards, or miscounted them while they were coming in.  It's the first card that's come up short in this audit, and my OCD has me already pulling up Sportslots to find six more to make things right.

1984 Topps
Listed: 357
Actual: 364
Difference: +7

1984 Topps Stickers
Listed: 8
Actual: 10
Difference: +2

1984 Topps Tiffany
Listed: 12
Actual: 13
Difference: +1

1984 Topps Encased Test Design
Listed: 2
Actual: 2
Difference: none

1985 All-Star Game Inserts
Listed: 6
Actual: 6
Difference: none

1985 Donruss
Listed: 121
Actual: 122
Difference: +1

1985 Fleer
Listed: 107
Actual: 113
Difference: +6

1985 Leaf
Listed: 31
Actual: 40
Difference: +9

1985 O-Pee-Chee
Listed: 25
Actual: 25
Difference: none

1985 O-Pee-Chee Posters
Listed: 3
Actual: 3
Difference: none

1985 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
Listed: 2
Actual: 2
Difference: none

I have no idea where an extra nine '85 Leaf cards came from.  Its not a card that shows up very often and certainly not in bulk.

1985 Topps 
Listed: 323
Actual: 334
Difference: +11

1985 Topps Stickers
Listed: 6
Actual: 6
Difference: none

1985 Topps Tiffany
Listed: 11
Actual: 11
Difference: none

1986 Donruss
Listed: 146
Actual: 155
Difference: +9

1986 Donruss All-Star
Listed: 28
Actual: 28
Difference: none

1986 Fleer
Listed: 121
Actual: 126
Difference: +5

1986 Fleer Mini
Listed: 38
Actual: 38
Difference: none

1986 General Mills
Listed: 1
Actual: 1
Difference: none

1986 Leaf
Listed: 28
Actual: 28
Difference: none

1986 O-Pee-Chee
Listed: 12
Actual: 16
Difference: +4

1986 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
Listed: 2
Actual: 2
Difference: none

1986 O-Pee-Chee Tattoo
Listed: 2
Actual: 2
Difference: none

1986 Provigio
Listed: 27
Actual: 29
Difference: +2

1986 Sportflics
Listed: 15
Actual: 15
Difference: none

1986 Topps 
Listed: 359
Actual: 368
Difference: +9

1986 Topps All-Star
Listed: 655
Actual: 661
Difference: +6

1986 Topps Stickers
Listed: 51
Actual: 51
Difference: none

1986 Topps Tattoo
Listed: 2
Actual: 2
Difference: none

1986 Topps Tiffany
Listed: 5
Actual: 5
Difference: none

1986 Topps All-Star Tiffany
Listed: 3
Actual: 3
Difference: none

The total ended up being 179 additional cards through 1986.  That's more than I expected, but on the flip side, there were a lot more cards that were exactly on point than I expected to.  Hopefully I'll have this wrapped up by the end of the week.