Scratch off ticket theory.

[Doctor Jay]

What a great father!! I hope I can pass along such great character to my son!

[Doctor Jay]

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About 10 years ago, Topps stickers -- baseball stickers -- ran a promo wherein if you collected 5 inserts, you got a free set of that year's baseball cards. My father, a gadgethound, took a micrometer into a local store with me and we measured boxes full of packs.

I ended up with multiples of every foil (which had exceptional trade value) and 9 inserts -- from about 40 packs.

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Sorry, above in response to this crap.

[B00T]

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topps used to have a free winner gold set about 14? years ago or so...you had to scratch off the right positions on a card. You could hold a penlight under the card and see which ones won, so you always got a set. Needless to say, I have a lot of those cards...


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LOL

I did the same exact thing. 1992 Topps. I think on the second reprint of these they greyed out the backs of the cards. I remember because I got a box of them for my birthday and I remember opening them only to see the trick didnt work anymore. I actually tried the real way and went 0/36. I had a gazillion of those "winner" cards as well. Every pack I got was like buying 2 packs. I remember once or twice I actually screwed up and I was legitamitely angry at myself.

[Homer]

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topps used to have a free winner gold set about 14? years ago or so...you had to scratch off the right positions on a card. You could hold a penlight under the card and see which ones won, so you always got a set. Needless to say, I have a lot of those cards... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Wow, what a flashback! My friend and I used to do that. Even at 10 years old I was a bonus whore.

Are those cards worth anything, btw? Either way, good times...