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Posted By: Mike

About 12 or 13 years ago, my wife and I were in an antique store rummaging through things, as we ofter did back then. We kind of got away from antiques, (furniture lamps, etc.) because, we have enough things, and the house got full. If you antique folks know what I mean. We are trying to downsize now. Anyway....I was looking through a small box of resteraunt menus that someone had collected, who had lived on the east coast apparently, as this is where all the 20's and 30's (man have prices gone up) from the Boston area if I recall. They were kind of cool, and being a pack rat and collector myself, I could relate to the individual who must have spent a lot of time collecting these. As I pawed through them, in the middle of the stack I found two fro joys. I knew what they were. I showed the lady at the front desk of this small store what I had found. I paid 15.00 for each one. I have hundreds of graded cards, but not these two. Now I ask you ladies and gentlemen, what are the odds these are fake ? I have collected cards for about 45 years, and pre war for about 20. These are the real thing. They are just fine, thank you, and they lay slabless in my drawer.