"Mint Condition" was also the source of a few of the questions posed to the audience during the Topps Meet and Greet with collectors and dealers at the 2011 National Show in Chicago.
A few that I remember:
1. Who sat with Sy Berger at Berger's kitchen table to help design the 1952 Topps baseball cards layout?
2. What was the name of the street on which Sy Berger lived in Brooklyn during that time?
I had just read "Mint Condition", so I was able to provide some correct answers. I left the Meet and Greet with a few prizes. One was a signed and numbered 2011 Las Vegas Summit Topps (duh) card of Starlin Castro. The enthusiastic gentleman next to me really wanted the card and offered his 1973 unopened wax pack (which he just won) to me for it. I extended the card toward him with a yes and he pulled his arm back. He immediately changed his mind. I should have paused a minute and pretended to actually think about it.
