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Originally Posted by clydepepper
Welcome Kevin!
1982 Donruss with bubble gum?
I never actually opened a '82 Donruss, but I always thought Topps was the only company allowed to do that.
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Fleer and Donruss definitely had gum in their packs in 1981, the first year they put out cards (of current players) after the 1980 court decision that broke Topps's monopoly. I remember it well, because I was 15 and collecting all three. But then Topps went back to court and got a decision saying that only they were allowed to put out baseball cards with gum, which is why Fleer and Donruss subsequently had to package their cards with stickers or puzzle pieces. I thought they had to start doing that in 1982, but it might have been a year later. Or else Kevin actually opened packs of 1981 Donruss.