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What am I doing?

  I've mentioned a few times that I'm trying to collect the Fleer flagship sets from the 1980s. I've also mentioned how I've been fighting disinterest in trying to wrap up the last few -- specifically 1985 and 1986. And I haven't even started on 1987. So it would be foolishness, borderline dumbery to start another set pursuit very similar to those above, from a baseball card brand I have even less interest in than Fleer. Yet, here I am, accepting 1989 Donruss cards. What is wrong with me? I knew this day would come. Although I've always joked about how I like these cards but I'm not collecting them , I've considered '89 Donruss an underrated set in a sea of junk wax mediocrity. Donruss wasn't exactly putting out classics during this time and immediately after '89 it would fall into a three-year funk. But '89 is something different. At least to me.   I like the rainbow treatment at the top and bottom, the color spectrum theme is totally un...