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Old 03-27-2021, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Exhibitman View Post
Of course it is gambling.

It has ALWAYS been gambling. I buy a pack in 1980, sure hope I get Pete Rose or Nolan Ryan. Rip, shuffle, shuffle, Sixto Lezcano again? I've already got three of those. Shit. Throw the gum at a pigeon, watch it shatter on the pavement. Oh well, better luck next time.
I couldn't agree more! It was gambling in the 1990s buying pack after pack of 1989 Upper Deck trying to pull a Griffey RC. It was nice to get Randy Johnson, or some of the others, but honestly sometimes the content of the pack wasn't worth the buying price. And I had no gum to throw at a pigeon!
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