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Old 03-06-2021, 03:17 PM
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I remember going to the local candy store .buying 1971 topps packs lots of them.then the supers,ahh the gum ..goiing to the schoolyard and flipping them. Man how many Clemente's did i have..The candy store is a condo now sad
We never had the Supers here, but I do recall high number rack packs. Some of the header cards were an actual card. It's amazing how many cards from that era were badly cut when watching youtube videos.
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I ended up buying two of the 1947-66 exhibit cello packs from a sealed box in 1993. There was one with Mantle on top!

I ripped both packs and got Mantle, May's, and Musial. I was ecstatic as a 15 year old pulling a mantle rookie (photo)
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The strangest pack opening I ever experienced was walking away from the drugstore in 1980 and finding every single card in it was Dave Winfield. Literally a pack full of Winfields, with nothing else but a stick of gum. Too bad they weren't Rickey Hendersons. Oh well. I'm sure I've picked up more over the years, but here's some pages from my old album that still houses them...

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1960 Easter Sunday, Dad shocked me by giving me an unopened wax box of 1960 Topps...opened the whole box...Mantle series, remember getting one Mantle at least....dont recall what else...and no, I don't have the Mantle any longer, but I kept it until the early 80's as I recall...something like receiving that wax box as an 8 year old card collector you dont forget

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1960 Easter Sunday, Dad shocked me by giving me an unopened wax box of 1960 Topps...opened the whole box...Mantle series, remember getting one Mantle at least....dont recall what else...and no, I don't have the Mantle any longer, but I kept it until the early 80's as I recall...something like receiving that wax box as an 8 year old card collector you dont forget

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That was a good one. Clemente, Koufax, Aaron, McCovey RC. Though you probably didn't realize how good at the time.
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I watched two nationals dealers open a 1960 cello box from the same series in the early 90's..most cards were way off center as I recall

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To recap all of our childhood dream, it might make sense to buy packs that already has star card showing like these....

69-70 Topps tallboy with Alcindor RC showing
https://goldinauctions.com/LotDetail...entoryid=73259


86-87 Fleer Jordan showing
https://goldinauctions.com/1986_87_F...-LOT79741.aspx
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The strangest pack opening I ever experienced was walking away from the drugstore in 1980 and finding every single card in it was Dave Winfield. Literally a pack full of Winfields, with nothing else but a stick of gum. Too bad they weren't Rickey Hendersons. Oh well. I'm sure I've picked up more over the years, but here's some pages from my old album that still houses them...

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There were probably a bunch of Padres fans scratching their heads and wondering why they can't find a Dave Winfield anywhere.
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