Chemtoy Hi-Bounce Balls

rats60 · #1 08-26-2015, 06:51 AM

I got mine out of a vending machine at Kmart. I haven't seen them packaged any other way.

basesareempty · #2 08-26-2015, 08:19 AM

I have some complete sets of the New York Yankees that came from an original team box.

sflayank · #3 08-26-2015, 09:09 AM

anyone have a cesar tovar for sale
would love to buy one of those blister paks
sflayank@aol.com

Griffins · #4 08-26-2015, 09:18 AM

I always bought them from a large box, the local store had an AL box next to an NL box. Never saw the team boxes at the time, and this is the first I've seen of the blisters.
If anyone had a team box or AL/NL box with or without the balls for sale I"m interested.

ALR-bishop · #5 08-26-2015, 11:01 AM

Larry--bet there are some team lineup variations

laughlinfan · #6 08-26-2015, 07:59 PM

Hey Mark! Don't remember who I have in my blister packs - sounds like a good rainy day project to dig them out and take a look! I remember I had some HOFers so entombed, but haven't looked close in 25-30 years or so! Not sure about Tovar, Larry, but I will keep my eyes peeled for him too!

I am guessing that the team boxes were probably distributed to cities/towns close to the teams, and maybe the AL/NL boxes to cities without teams close by(?) Have seen full boxes of different teams from time to time on eBay, but never a blister pack - probably not too many people bought them in 1970 without freeing them; hi-bounce balls aren't too much fun all sealed up! I am guessing some of the loose ones did end up in gumball machines - I remember Hi-bounce balls were pretty common in those, but I don't remember ever seeing these baseball ones sold that way. Perfect (large) gumball sized, so would make sense to sell them that way.

Stampsfan · #7 08-27-2015, 12:11 AM

I have 3-4 Montreal Expos balls I bought from when I was a kid, in Montreal. I recall them being sold loose in a box at the local corner stores. After reading these posts, I now would believe these were likely team boxes that were sold one at a time by the store owner.

I never saw a blister pack... although now you've set me on a chase on a new trek... to find some Expos in blister packs.

Griffins · #8 08-27-2015, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laughlinfan

I am guessing that the team boxes were probably distributed to cities/towns close to the teams, and maybe the AL/NL boxes to cities without teams close by(?)

Sorry to blow your theory, but AL/NL boxes were at most toy stores when I was a kid in Santa Monica, about 8 miles from Dodger Stadium and about 45 from Anaheim.

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