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I also got a fair amount of Washington Nat’l cards when they first hit the streets too. Still have them. : - )
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I was reading up on the 1974 Factory Sets in an old thread on this site. Best estimates are that it was sold be Sears and possibly(?) Penny's, and that it included the Traded set but not the red team checklists.
Any memories run counter to this? But the biggest surprise I found in that old thread was this document from the April, 1974 edition of Ballcard Collector. The author indicates he purchased his first batch of '74s on March 25th. From the way this reads it seems that not only the team checklists, but the traded cards as well were included in the initial runs. This runs counter to everything I've heard, but it seems fairly plain here. What do we make of this? Were the Traded cards available from the get-go? I read somewhere that the last trade accounted for occurred 12/10/73 - was that enough time? He also notes getting 9 cards for a dime, which indicates that initial offerings were of the 8-card packs, in the BONUS team checklist wrapper. I have to think that Topps issued both the smaller packs and larger packs simultaneously to see if there was a difference in interest. |
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I used to buy rack packs as soon as they came out and in 1974 those included the traded cards. I hated encountering so many of the traded cards instead of the regular issue set.
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So, if 1974 Tradeds were available from the outset, does this mean that it is likely so to were the 1976 versions?
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Absolutely. The early rack packs similarly had the traded cards which made it more difficult to complete the regular set.
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This was created for Baseball card monthly news IIRC by Paul Wright, one of the original unopened pack experts. His guide for wax packs from 1974 and up. Only cared about the 74 thru 76 info but have the magazine still somewhere. John
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Page is live:
https://mrpekrul.wixsite.com/narcissism/1974 Isn't there someone from Topps or some other source that would be able settle every question we have on precise dates and methods of packing and distribution? Stupid question, I know. |
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