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Old 04-19-2006, 04:35 PM
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Default M116 Sporting Life cards Underappreciated, Undervalued and Tough

Posted By: robert a

This set is for true collectors and has been since it was issued.
As stated before, the cards are found in nice condition because "collectors" sent away for the cards and were able to pick the one's they wanted. The cards came nicely packaged....separate from slimey caramels and stinky tobacco products....and were kept in collections unlike other issues that might've survived for a while and then were kicked to the curb or chewed on and spat out.

The same can't be said for the small packages that the cards came in. I gather that many of those were kicked to the curb with the caramels since they obviously weren't collectible back then. Yet, some survive and they were probably used as checklists.

To me, this set proves that most of the damage that is found on vintage cards happens much closer to the time of production. These cards were preserved early on and many of them stayed that way through the generations.

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