I hate bubble gum stains.........................

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I have been collecting since 1958. My Topps sets from 1958 to 1971 were mostly put together by packs. I treasure those bubble gum stains and the memory of the smell of the cards coming out of those packs

My worst gum experience was in putting together the 1981 Topps Thirst Break Comic set. It involved sports comics ( it involved multi sports including baseball) wrapped around green slimy gum. The gum seemed to get slimier over time. To finish the set I bought an "un opened" box. It took forever to clean the comics I needed

I am with you Al. Often, I tell people one of my fondest childhood memories is opening packs of baseball and football cards and enjoying the smell of the cards fresh out of the packs.

My only regret is throwing out all those wrappers. Of course, my collecting started in 1975 so purchasing those wrappers now would not be as expensive as a task as it would be for you Al.

[GasHouseGang]

I sure remember opening all of those packs of 1981 Bowman and 1981 Fleer and smelling all that gum and chewing it of course! A friend and I bought boxes and boxes of the first issued cards that year hoping to get the variations and we had huge stacks of gum when we were finished. I always think of that smell when a see a 1981 Fleer.

[ALR-bishop]

Erik---I have a Topps pack run so I guess I could try to relive the moment someday, but it would be my luck the smell would be long gone and the packs full of commons and dupes...but maybe at least one card from each pack with one of those everlasting stains

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Erik---I have a Topps pack run so I guess I could try to relive the moment someday, but it would be my luck the smell would be long gone and the packs full of commons and dupes...but maybe at least one card from each pack with one of those everlasting stains

Ah, to go back into time...

[Volod]

Originally Posted by Samsdaddy

Ah, to go back into time...

"You can never go home again" - Thomas Wolfe

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by Volod

"You can never go home again" - Thomas Wolfe

Man ... can go up against gravitation in a balloon, and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or accelerate his drift along the Time-Dimension, or even turn about and travel the other way.

H.G. WELLS, The Time Machine

[ALR-bishop]

"If you ever find yourself hurtling back in time towards the past...and you pass someone hurtling forward into the future, it would be best to avoid eye contact"...Jack Handy