Topps Action Emblems gum

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Posted By: doug goodman

I received an unopened pack that I got on ebay today, and just wanted to let any of you who care know that the gum is terrible.

Doug

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

Doug, which version of the pack did you get (there are three)? Got a scan?

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Posted By: doug goodman

I haven't had a chance to scan the contents, yet. There was a coin rub game card, a Philly / LA card and a San Diego / Detroit card. And, of course, the remains of a 35+ year old piece of gum. This is the scan from the ebay auction.

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

Very nice condition, many of those packs are in far worse shape. You have the first run pack there, which I am sure you know. You got it at a real nice price!

I would love to collect packs but the resources involved (time AND money) always seem to be used elsewhere....

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Posted By: doug goodman

Thanx for the info, Dave.

I actually didn't know it was first run. I don't pay attention to unopened packs, except as potential opened packs. Most of my unopened pack info comes from your blog, but my plan was to open it all along. I do know that the price I paid was half of what I had hoped to get it for.

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Posted By: Jeff Schwarz

How do you know it was a first run? Is it reflected on the wrappers? Was there more than one wrapper from this issue?

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

Jeff:

There are three different versions, depending upon what was inside. The Cloth Stickers pack (as shown above)came first, then possibly next was a pack that eliminated the word "Cloth" from the Wrapper (it contained stickers but not made of cloth. Finally there was a pack that mentions both Cloth and Glossy stickers were contained within (a variant of the previous pack as it mentioned both types on a "splash" panel on the lower part of the pack it may or may not have come second; depends if there was a transition period or Topps just burned off overstock at the end). I have listed them in the order of scarcity, easiest to hardest even if the order of issuance is off for the last two.

I have a scan of the second example I describe above, I'll try to post it later but it is shown in an Action Emblems thread that was on here a little while ago. I have seen (but lost my scan of) the "hybrid" type wrapper.

There is also a cardboard proof of these stickers that was not sold in packs.

All that plus the tallboy scratchoff make this one weird issue. I need a sample glossy sticker if anyone has an extra.