Food Glorious Food!

My streak of successful card shows came to an end this weekend when  attending yet another card show. Unlike the prior weeks I just couldn't find any needs, or really anything that made me want to shell out some money.  There were some tables I was interested in looking through some boxes, but there is always that one guy who basically pulls up a chair and sits there the whole show.  After a couple hours I basically gave up trying to get at the table.  Come on dude, move over so others can get in there!  <rant over>

So this post is highlighting some food issued cards I picked up the prior week.  I've really become enamored with oddball food cards.  They really seem to be everywhere and there's basically no demand for them, but I'll pick them up when I find them.

I'll start with the 1971 Kellogg's Charles Dobson.  I didn't have any cards from the '71 Kellogg's set until now.  I found this one and a Richard Dietz in a bargain box.

Also found in the same box was a 1972 Willie McCovey.  Again, I didn't have any cards from this set until now.  I picked up 5 cards from this, including Tom Seaver.

Speaking of which, here's a nice 1974 Tom Seaver, again found in the same bargain box.  In all I picked up 11 Kellogg's from the eary 70's at .20 per card.  That's my kind of bargain.

Here are some oddball 1990 Jumbo California Sunflower Seeds cards  that are still in the package!  Two of my favorite players paired together, but Puckett got the "good" side of the package.  The hat just doesn't look natural on him.

Here is package number 2.  Mattingly and Dave Stieb packaged together.

Finally, package number 3.  Griffey and Yount, two more Hall of Famers.  These cards were part of a package deal when I bought the Holsum football cards as mentioned in a prior post.

I have no recollection of these cards from back then.  The plastic wrap on these is very old and starting to deteriorate, but I haven't decided if I should free them yet.  Nevertheless, I'm happy to have these, and I may actually pursue this little 24 card set.

For your entertainment purposes, my brother and his buddy decided to try their luck (again) on something called Super Break First Time Card Edition.  It basically has a single, graded card in the box for which you are paying an exorbitant price hoping to get a hit.  Well, better luck next time!