Free cards - for charity

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Posted By: Jon Hardgrove

Free cards - for charity.

For the years from 1988 through 1995 my company dealt in automobile and racing cards. One of my most significant financial blunders was to purchase the remains of the A & S Indy card company. This company produced annual sets of Indy Racing Cards for the years 1983 through 1987. We still have several thousand sets of the 1983's and 1984's (way overproduced). They got smarter with the later years.

For the past few years we have been donating these to various church groups in central Missouri; but central Missouri has a limited population, and I would like to move these things.

What we have left are factory sets (about 50 cards per set) for the 1983 and 1984 years. We have boxed these factory sets in empty oil boxes. Each oil box holds from 100 to 150 sets. I just weighed a box with 113 sets and it weighs 25 pounds.

So, until they run out, we will donate to any member of this forum who is willing to pay UPS shipping, a box each of 1983 sets and 1984 sets with the understanding that the member will donate the cards IN HIS/HER NAME, not ours, to a church or children's hospital, or other organization in his/her area, that helps needy children.

All the member is out is the UPS shipping to his/her location and gasoline to deliver the cards locally. We donate the cards, you donate the shipping; or come to Eldon Missouri (CALL FIRST), and pick them up.

Boxes will be shipped from 65026 zip code. You can get on the UPS website at www.ups.com and following the links for shipping costs to determine approximate costs to you.

Sets contain cards of the 33 Indy starters for that particular year, plus other cards to make up 50 or 51 card sets.

I think we still have maybe 75 or so boxes left (several thousand sets). Together, we can make a lot of kids happier.

Jon.