I had the same problem when the books first came out. So I stopped buying.At the end of season Bank holdiday family day they started giving them away (including the shinies) and the problem was partly solved. A few days later i was GIVEN 10 unopened boxes and I said i would sell them for Parkinsons UK (I made about £40). All the packets were opened and I still have hundreds. i was told each box should contain 3 different sets in a 500 box. In fact some boxes contained all 500 identical, some had two different, some 3 and occasionally I might luckily find a fourth! This leads me to think that argyle were misled. anyway I still need 40 or so for my book.
Here are the numbers I have (giving away unless you want to donate to Parkinsons.
8 9 11 12 17 21 23 24 25 27 28 37 38 47 67 79 80 85 88 89 93 94 96 97 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 114 115 117 121 124 126 127 129 130 131 134 137 139 140 141 143 145 146 149 155 163 167 169 171 174 175 176 177 179 181 182 185 186 191 192 196 199 200 201 204 205 206
I might add that my wife has the dreaded Parkinsons. Please email me your wants and I'll send. Local callers welcome.