Buying Junk Including a Kellogg's Factory Set

I already have a 1981 Kellogg's baseball card factory set.  That didn't stop my from rationalizing that I could buy a nice box of junk cards from the 1990s since it included the factory set.  It was a fun, cheap box with some stickers from the 1990s that I don't have at all.  I also really like the the Topps Kids cards that were included.  

Since I haven't found many other ways to buy cards it was fun to get some different cards for my collection.  Back to the 1981 Kellogg's set.  Sure, it helped me decide to purchase the box.  That doesn't mean that I need to keep it.  If anyone would like to trade for this let me know.  I'd prefer Kellogg's cards, but I will entertain other offers if no one steps forward with Kellogg's cards.

You can keep it sealed or enjoy the fun of opening a factory set.   These were the only Kellogg's cards in the purchase of over 1200 cards.  Getting some different cards made the purchase fun.  I look forward to checking out the Topps Kids cards when I am not discussing the news with my college and high school children.    

Does Anyone Know Why 1981 Kellogg's Sheets Have Upside Down Cards

 I have one of these sheets but it is a challenge to get a good picture.  There is one availalble on ebay so here is the picture of that one.

I've seen a bunch of Kellogg's sheets but the 1981 sheet is quite unique for Kellogg's.  It the the only one I've seen where some of the cards are upside down.  Has anyone seen this on other Kellogg's sheets?

I think I've seen something like this with Topps cards - can anyone confirm that and tell me why that would happen? 

FYI - this is the only Kellogg's set from the 1970 - 1983 run that used standard card sizes. 

Kellogg's Cards Without the 3-D Coating

It might not be obvious from the image shown, but this 1981 Kellogg's card of Goose Gossage doesn't have any of the 3-D coating.  It is obvious when looking at it.  Also, when holding it, it feels thinner and lighter than a normal 1981 Kellogg's card.

Kellogg's cards didn't have the 3-D coating in 1973 since Xograph didn't produce the cards that year.  All of the other years had the 3-D coating through 1983.  In their sporadic cards that followed, some were 3-D and some were not. 

I have a few of these from 1981 and 1983.  Has anyone seen these from other years? 

Sorting 1980 - 1983 Kellogg's Cards

I tend to ignore these newer Kellogg's issues since they are readily available as factory sets.  Sorting them over the last few days has been fun.  Here is what I found.

1.  1980 cards are like 1971 Topps baseball cards in that the edges are quite susceptible to damage. And just like the 1971s, they can easily look bad with bad edges, especially when viewing the back of the cards.

2.  1981s are annoying to put in plastic pages.  Since most of these cards are worth enough money to put in top loaders, I've been putting sets in nine-pocket pages.  The 1981s can be a challenge to put in some of the older pages that I am trying to reuse. Surprisingly, they seem to go fairly easily into the pages that open from the side.  I must mention that I really don't like these side-opening pages.  I must have gotten them a few years ago when buying some junk cards at a flea market.

3.  Too many of the 1982s have discolored card backs. I really like the consist color on the front.

4.  The 1983s seem to suffer the same fate as the 1979s.  One of the print runs resulted in cards that are just not bright and colorful.  Has anyone seen that?