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Old 06-15-2021, 10:51 PM
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Default Anyone have info on this? I assume it is aftermarket??
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Sad these are even being sold in a reputable auction house
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I've seen those before. Not sure they aren't old repacks, but I wouldn't expect to find a Mantle in there.
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From Dave Hornish Blog

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Thanks Al but unless I missed it I saw Fun Packs on Dave's page but not one that looks like the one I posted.

And as Ted said this and other years in similar Fun Packs were in a reputable auction
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I bought this years ago thinking it must be a fake but wondering why someone putting together a fake would include so many mistakes. But then again, the Topps 1973 Reprint set ( 1953) of 8 has 3 mistakes in it

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Al's most likely got a Topps mockup piece, kludged together by Len Brown's NPD guys. From what I've been finding for every green lit project at Topps, nine got zapped-although some would end up repurposed.

That Frank Thomas pack is definitely aftermarket. Topps had no qualms selling off overstock in bulk but I believe the example above is just a fantasy piece designed for eBay and similar environs.
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Al's most likely got a Topps mockup piece, kludged together by Len Brown's NPD guys. From what I've been finding for every green lit project at Topps, nine got zapped-although some would end up repurposed.

That Frank Thomas pack is definitely aftermarket. Topps had no qualms selling off overstock in bulk but I believe the example above is just a fantasy piece designed for eBay and similar environs.
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I bought this years ago thinking it must be a fake but wondering why someone putting together a fake would include so many mistakes. But then again, the Topps 1973 Reprint set ( 1953) of 8 has 3 mistakes in it
Maybe if the Phillies had Foster back in the late 70s, they wouldn’t have lost the NLCS three years in a row.
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