Ripping a random pack of junk wax from the local junk mall.
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Pack of 17 cards and 1 Magic Motion Trivia Card.
These were the first standard baseball cards packaged in clear semi-cellophane that I recall seeing (Topps rack packs were clear back into the 70's, but I never saw any of those). I remember being both excited (maybe I'll see an Angels card I need) and a little unsure (I shouldn't be able to see what's inside this pack - doesn't seem right).
And I'll admit, when I pulled this pack at the junk mall, it was for the Niekro card I could see on the bottom!
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This is my favorite Score design.
I haven't yet gotten to these in my boxes to list on TCDB as traders, but I might just have enough to be close to a set. I ripped a lot of this in '88. If I am close, I think I'll go ahead and try to complete it.
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I never really knew what to do with these trivia cards back then, consequently I ended up getting rid of all of them.
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The cards actually came packaged separated by color, in the order you see. And of course the set is divided into color sections.
Very cool.
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There's that Niekro that was on the bottom, I could see the backside of the card through the wrapper.
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This was Phil Niekro's last traditional baseball card.
First Score set I completed, spurred on by the old '88 Score blog.
ReplyDeleteLoved this set when it first came out. Spent hours reading all those write-ups on the back!
ReplyDelete24 seasons, 20 consecutive with the same team. Don't see that anymore.
ReplyDeleteI've always really liked that Niekro card.
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ReplyDeleteMan those card backs were something special back in the day. Actually... they still look amazing 35 years later. I know Sportflics had some colorful backs as well back then... but they were consider high-end cards to me.
ReplyDeleteAside from the colors, my favorite thing about this set as a kid was all of the action shots.
ReplyDeleteTo me, it isn't searching when the pack is exposed like that. It's just looking!
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