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02-04-2009, 09:05 AM
Posted By: <b>doug goodman</b><p>I received an unopened pack that I got on ebay today, and just wanted to let any of you who care know that the gum is terrible.<br><br>Doug
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02-04-2009, 04:05 PM
Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>Doug, which version of the pack did you get (there are three)? Got a scan?
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02-04-2009, 09:40 PM
Posted By: <b>doug goodman</b><p>I haven't had a chance to scan the contents, yet. There was a coin rub game card, a Philly / LA card and a San Diego / Detroit card. And, of course, the remains of a 35+ year old piece of gum. This is the scan from the ebay auction.<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1233812143.JPG" alt="[linked image]"> <br>
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02-05-2009, 04:22 AM
Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>Very nice condition, many of those packs are in far worse shape. You have the first run pack there, which I am sure you know. You got it at a real nice price!<br><br>I would love to collect packs but the resources involved (time AND money) always seem to be used elsewhere....
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02-05-2009, 10:19 AM
Posted By: <b>doug goodman</b><p>Thanx for the info, Dave.<br><br>I actually didn't know it was first run. I don't pay attention to unopened packs, except as potential opened packs. Most of my unopened pack info comes from your blog, but my plan was to open it all along. I do know that the price I paid was half of what I had hoped to get it for.
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02-10-2009, 10:52 PM
Posted By: <b>Jeff Schwarz</b><p>How do you know it was a first run? Is it reflected on the wrappers? Was there more than one wrapper from this issue?
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02-11-2009, 05:25 AM
Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>Jeff:<br><br>There are three different versions, depending upon what was inside. The Cloth Stickers pack (as shown above)came first, then possibly next was a pack that eliminated the word "Cloth" from the Wrapper (it contained stickers but not made of cloth. Finally there was a pack that mentions both Cloth and Glossy stickers were contained within (a variant of the previous pack as it mentioned both types on a "splash" panel on the lower part of the pack it may or may not have come second; depends if there was a transition period or Topps just burned off overstock at the end). I have listed them in the order of scarcity, easiest to hardest even if the order of issuance is off for the last two.<br><br>I have a scan of the second example I describe above, I'll try to post it later but it is shown in an Action Emblems thread that was on here a little while ago. I have seen (but lost my scan of) the "hybrid" type wrapper.<br><br>There is also a cardboard proof of these stickers that was not sold in packs.<br><br>All that plus the tallboy scratchoff make this one weird issue. I need a sample glossy sticker if anyone has an extra.