FREE - Indy trading cards - for charity

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Christmas is coming, and the agencies that give to disadvantaged children are starting to gather items. And yes, these cards are not baseball, and not vintage (as defined on this forum), but please read on.

Years ago, we bought the complete remaining inventory of the A & S card company of Indianapolis, that produced annual sets honoring the drivers of the Indianapolis 500. These sets were over-produced in 1983, 1984, and 1985. The company seemed to become wiser later, as the 1986 and 1987 sets are much less common. Each year boxed set contains 33 cards for the drivers, plus 15-18 (each year set number was different) of other cards which might honor families (ie the Andrettis) or various cars or other issues relating to the Indy 500.

We sorted these sets by year, and boxed them in empty oil boxes. Each oil box holds 100 plus boxed sets, and we still have maybe 20~25 oil boxes (enough to fill a minivan) of the 1983, 1984, and 1985 year sets.

We have been donating these to local church, fire, and hospital groups around Christmas for distribution to needy children; but have totally saturated central Missouri. We have also donated about 55 boxes of these to those of you (mostly on the non-sports side) on this forum who then have donated them to facilities in your area. Newcomers to the forum can search the forum threads and verify this statement. You donate the cards in your name, not ours!

We need to get rid of the rest of them NOW!

All any of you need to do to acquire these from us is to agree to donate them to a charity of your choosing in your area (keep a set or two for yourself) in your name, and agree to pay the exact UPS shipping charge from us to you. We don't want any money for the cards, only for the shipping. Boxes will weigh from 20~30 pounds. Please email or call 573-392-7378 (9-4 central during office days). We don't make any money on the shipping. We have UPS here in the shop daily, so pay a lower rate than if you go to a terminal and ship something. We simply pencil in the amount that we pay UPS for the shipping on the label, and ask that you send a check in that amount. We pay up front, and trust you to reimburse us.

Or anyone who can move them all may come get them. I live in Eldon, which is located 30 miles SW of Jefferson City Missouri on US 54. You will need at least a minivan, or a mini-pickup with a camper shell.

I really need the room, and don't wish to throw these in the trash.

Jon.