I've always wondered why, back in the day, baseball card packs had to include gum, or 'something of value' as opposed to being just sold for the cards themselves, as is the case today. Maybe Topps had the exclusive right to sell cards with gum, but is there any reason why in 1963 Fleer couldn't have issued their cards in packs by themselves, instead of having to add a cookie?
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