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Old 03-28-2019, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Fuddjcal View Post
everything was good in the 50's followed by everything being dog S**t in the 70's and 80's.
From what I have heard (from people who worked there at the time) was that Topps was in severe financial distress. This led to poor (cheaper) paper and cutting corners in every conceivable way.

The flood in 72 did not help either with all of the damage.

Also lets not forget they had no competition..and a captive audience.
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