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Originally Posted by toppcat
IIRC most of the wax I got back in 70-72 came from either the local Colonial Maid Ice Cream Truck (a vital source of Wacky's in '73 as well) or the local Luncheonette, which had a candy rack off to the side of the counter. The dime stores (and I think supermarkets) had the cello packs and the bigger toy outlets had Raks. The only true Topps packaging breakdowns I've ever seen were vending vs. non vending in the 50's-would love to see year-to-year how they actually did things. Vending was a very small % of the overall sales but must have had a higher margin. One store I went to back them had Raks inside and a vending machine in the vestibule.
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By "local store" I meant local small town (of about 300) all purpose country grocery store where you could bring your own jar and get molasses out of a barrel. I'd walk the block from my house whenever I had some change to buy cards. The only other place I bought '71 cards were at the concession stands at little league games (all wax packs). I don't remember seeing or buying any cello or rack packs at all in 1971, though my exposure to larger stores was a bit limited. So I totally trust what you are saying. Just trying to clarify what I meant by local store.
And the store wasn't much different in 1971 than it was when the picture was taken for this postcard.
