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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
So these really were prototypes never issued. I knew of Burger King and Squirt cards but not Pepsi.
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Correct. From the Standard Catalog:
These prototype cards were prepared by Topps and Mike Schechter Associates for a proposed Pepsi promotion. Three sets of the cards were given to Pepsi officials for consideration, but only two were returned when the deal fell through. The third sheet was cut up and sold into the hobby. The Pepsi cards share the same format of Topps' regular 1980 issue, although Pepsi logos have been added on front and back, name and banner colors changed on front and a position circle added. In 2005, a number of individual cards were offered on eBay by Topps.
9 Ron Guidry (One known, other two cut from sheets and destroyed; negatives reversed)