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Originally Posted by steve B
NYC had a few trash barge companies, going back almost to the beginning.
I believe the barge companies were.... how to put it.... independent of the "influences" in the rest of the NYC trash hauling industry.
Going with a regular trash hauler probably guaranteed that at least some portion of the batch didn't get burned or landfilled. But taking it directly to the barge themselves gave them more control.
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Right, Steve - that's one part of the puzzle, I guess, but the thing that seems inscrutable to me is why would Berger, or anyone else at Topps, be worried about such "insecurity" with their trash in 1960? Eight-year-old cards would have been considered practically worthless, wouldn't they? If someone, or anyone, wanted them, why not just give them away?