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I Feel Like a Collector Again recently posted one of the 2001 Sunoco Dream Team cards. It's been five years since I showed these and I think they deserve another look. Speaking of another look check out card #10, Amazin'Championships. I just noticed an error that escaped me five years ago. Gary Carter is listed as Gary
Garter. No shame in overlooking the mistake. It's a well known fact that our brains do that on a regular basis, a sort of organic virtual autocorrect.
From February 25, 2012
I picked up this oddball set on Ebay for 25 cents plus shipping. According to "The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards" these cards were sold in three-card packs for 49 cents with a gasoline or Coke purchase. Other than being on thin card stock they're pretty nice. I love the titles on the back. They remind me of the 1960's combo cards.
This is a big day for me, I think it's the first blog post that I've inspired!
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I never noticed the "Gary Garter" myself.
I like these a lot, mostly because I actually picked up a pack of them at a Sunoco station! I can't remember if there were 2 or 3 in a pack. I do recall the Maz/Stargell and Lynn/Rice ones in the pack.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of thpse sets I need to grab. But how the hell did you find it for a quarter? I always see $5 on it.
ReplyDeleteI actually tried searching for the sale in my email but couldn't find it. Does sound too good to be true. Don't know how much I paid in shipping. I still do find bargains on Ebay. I also lose a lot of auctions. My philosophy is that there's always something else to bid on later so don't sweat losing any particular item.
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