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Old 08-07-2021, 07:52 AM
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Jay Shumsky
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Originally Posted by dealme View Post
Some of the “edible” inserts were beyond bad. I don’t know if the gum in the 1950s was any better, but the gum that I remember from the mid to late 80s usually just crumbled and disintegrated in your mouth. Those of you that didn’t start opening packs until after Topps quit inserting gum into them don’t know what you were missing. [emoji16]


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My theory on the gum is that Topps made one giant batch of it in the 50s and just kept using it until they finally ran out so by the 80s, it wasn't that fresh anymore.
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