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McDonald's Anyone?

  My interest in oddball food issued sets isn't limited to grocery items.  I'll take any sets related to food, including fast food cards like the 1993 McDonald's Basketball cards.  Back in March of 1993, I had no idea these cards existed and that's mainly because someone at Upper Deck and/or McDonald's decided Minnesota wasn't worthy of it's own regional release.  Instead only fans in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Orlando and Los Angeles were treated to their own 10-card set. The rest of us had to settle for a 50-card national 'fantasy' set. So if you lived in one of the lucky areas, you were given a pack these cards when purchasing an extra value meal, and for only 59 cents more you could buy additional packs.  What a deal. Fortunately for the rest of us these cards haven't appreciated in value too much.  I picked up this set at a recent card show for $5, simply because it has a Shaq rookie and I don't exactly see these in the wild all that of...

1987 M&M’s Star Lineup: A Deliciously Unique Card Set

Some Mail and pickups

Road Trip to Iowa

1981 Coca-Cola Football (Giants and Colts)

The Card Show

A Few Pickups