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I know most of the hobby's top wrestling collectors are on here, so I wanted to ask a couple questions about the 1986 Carnation hot cocoa set and the two Parkhurst sets.

With regard to the 1986 Carnation set, was that an extremely limited regional distribution? It kind of blows my mind that a major brand like Carnation (which was just acquired by Nestle at the time) would put out cards in packages of cocoa and the the population of a Flair card for example is 1/3 of that found in a mail-only set like the Wrestling All-Stars. I am guessing the Carnation cards were only available in the Midwest and the South, since there are not any WWF wrestlers in the set?

Does the Flair card show up at auction with any kind of frequency? Ebay does not show a single Flair Carnation auction within the past three months. I really can't find any information on auction prices (and SMR does not cover the set), so what is a fair price for the Flair card in PSA 7 or 8?

When I look at the Parkhurst populations, it kind of surprises me how many cards are on eBay, given that Bronko Nagurski is the only subject with a graded population above 30. I know that low-grade/ungraded cards from the two sets are not worth much money other than Nagurski, but it surprises me a bit to see multiple cards available of the set's stars.

I know the Parkhurst sets are condition sensitive, but are there many raw cards out there that just have not been graded because it is not worth it to have them graded? Even the Bronko Nagurski card has many more options available on eBay at various price points despite having a population nearly identical to the Flair Carnation card.

It amazes me how cheap the cards are of stars like Buddy Rogers, Gorgeous George, Lou Thesz, Bobo Brazil and Killer Kowalski.