Offer Up Purchase: 1983 Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes

Happy Labor Day everyone! Buying collections or large lots is a lot of fun, but it can also be a lot of work.

Let's take a look at another set from the Offer Up U-Haul box I bought recently. The 1983 Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes set is a small, 44 card set. This set is currently for sale at my LCS for $3.95 and I've almost bought it a couple of times, but hand't pulled the trigger and it's a good thing I didn't since it was in this box.

As the name of the set implies, each of the subjects of the set is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 

The cards feature artwork done by legendary sports artist Dick Perez, who Donruss employees at this point for their Diamond Kings cards.

Pretty sure the only card I already had was the Hank Aaron. Not sure where or when I had picked it up, but it was probably from a dime box. It's a great card. Not only does it feature the great Hank Aaron, but it also fits my multiple bat collection as well.

There is a Mickey Mantle puzzle card in the set, which corresponded with the actual puzzle pieces that came in packs. This set didn't come with the actual puzzle, but that's okay because I already have it. Donruss issued the same Mantle puzzle in their Action All-Star set that same year, while a Ty Cobb puzzle was issued in their base set.

Looking at this set in detail got me wondering how these cards were originally sold. A little bit of research and I found that it was sold in packs. 8 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. 30 cent SRP.

Seems odd to have a 44 card set sold in packs. In theory you could buy 6 packs and get a complete set. Not likely that this would ever happen though. You'd probably have to buy double that to get a set. Plus if you were trying to put together the Mantle puzzle you'd probably need to buy an entire box.

What are your thoughts about this set? Do you have it in your collection?