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Posted By: davidcycleback

I agree with Leon on the Boston Garters. They likely were items that could both be used both as store display pieces and customer collectibles. I do believe some where displayed in the store, but the back text certainly points to them being intended as collectible offering to customers. The back text essentially asks the reader to collect the other players in the set.

The Boston Garter may be more valuable as a trading card than a store sign, but in many ares-- advertising, rock 'n roll, toys and fashion-- the situation would be the opposite as unique store display pieces are highly desirable. In fashion memorabilia, a cardboard sign displayed in a store window would be considered far more desirable than a silly trading card. To those collectors, it come across as very strange for someone to want a rare advertising display piece to be instead called a trading card.