Monday, April 10, 2017

89-90 Topps Gum

This may be the strangest post I have ever put up to this point and may be the strangest I ever do, time will tell on that one. A while back I bought a box of 89-90 Topps for a couple reasons. First the box cost me a dollar plus shipping and I wanted to have some cheap ripping fun, maybe build another set and hopefully create some art. I kept all the wax packs and hope to create something cool with them this summer. As far as the set goes I am almost done sorting it and it appears I will have one complete set for sure which is also nice (only hit one Sakic) but I believe I am missing a sticker or two.

When I was opening the packs, each pack had this strange foreign non-cardboard object. I decided to put one of them in a top loader so some day I could show my kids what used to come with hockey cards.

89-90 Topps Gum
That baby is MINT! Not flavored but mint in terms of condition. I thought it kind of silly at first but it actually does look a bit neat in person to see a top-loaded piece of gum. Anyone else out there have one of these preserved for future generations to enjoy? I have been tempted to buy another box and never open it but I haven't gone as far as doing so yet. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, I promise no more gum in my next post (not even the famous 90-91 Upper Deck Joel Otto card). 


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  1. AdamApril 10, 2017 at 1:52 PM

    That's pretty cool! I just opened a pack of 86 Topps baseball over the weekend and the gum inside had gone moldy and damaged the bottom card.

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    1. Pro Set CardsApril 20, 2017 at 12:23 PM

      Ouch!!! That's unfortunate. I am wondering if the card spent lots of time in a humid climate or didn't get enough "preservative" injected into the batch of gum. Hopefully all the cards were safe!

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  2. shoeboxlegendsApril 10, 2017 at 3:13 PM

    Awesome! '89-90 Topps/O-Pee-Chee were the first cards I ever opened with my brothers as a kid, so this one takes me back. I love the idea of a top-loaded stick of gum, which I don't believe I've ever seen before. That box must have been a ton of fun to rip, I should really do one some time just to relive the good ol' days!

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    1. Pro Set CardsApril 20, 2017 at 12:24 PM

      I honestly think of your great posts on this set each time I see a card or pack from this set. I definitely recommend that plan, or buy a box to just have!

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  3. AnonymousApril 12, 2017 at 12:28 AM

    You got a box of 89-90 Topps for $1? Unless shipping was $20, that's a nice bargain! That is one gem mint stick of 28 year old gum. Are you going to submit that beauty to PSA, or BGS? :D

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    1. Pro Set CardsApril 20, 2017 at 12:25 PM

      Hahaha, I did pay about 20 for shipping but was still more than worth it to me. I checked them out but the Sakic wasn't 10 worthy so I am probably not going to. I never really understood why people graded their commons or 2 dollar cards but I am sure they have some logic I don't quite possess.

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    2. AnonymousApril 20, 2017 at 8:35 PM

      Actually I meant the gum. Sorry, bad joke. You're right though - its not worthwhile to submit commons for grading (unless they're at least 50 years old) but I'm glad someone does, or I wouldn't be able to build the '84-85 OPC set. Most of my high-grade commons were obtained from 4 Sharp Corners for $2-3 each, when it would cost at least $6 each to submit them to PSA myself.

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