Yeah, the bubblegum smell lasted for several years. I would be a millionaire today, but my mom threw out all my baseball cards (’58 – ’68) when I left for college. Same with my comic books. I guess the cardboard boxes (2) in my closet took too much room.
No sirrie Bob. The REAL baseball cards smell like old tobacco. Later on they were packed with a piece of pink plastic, that they called gum. Dad has a story of when he went to Korea, he put his boxes of cards in the garage for safekeeping. Shortly before he came home, Gramps tore down the garage to build a guesthouse and you guessed it…
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
Oh, those sure were the days. Players’ portraits showing their stats with a complimentary sugary snack.
Baarorso almost 5 years ago
Back in the day, baseball cards would smell like metal from being used on little Pluggers’ bicycle tires.;-D
Gent almost 5 years ago
Baseball? What’s that?
Breadboard almost 5 years ago
Smell….Something they can not put into a phone ….. yet ;-)
flyertom almost 5 years ago
Why not? There’s a phone(cover) that makes a coffee shot for you – a whopping 25 ml.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olnLqUz6Bts
Ontman almost 5 years ago
They’re Topps in my book.
ctolson almost 5 years ago
Yeah, the bubblegum smell lasted for several years. I would be a millionaire today, but my mom threw out all my baseball cards (’58 – ’68) when I left for college. Same with my comic books. I guess the cardboard boxes (2) in my closet took too much room.
TLH1310 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
No sirrie Bob. The REAL baseball cards smell like old tobacco. Later on they were packed with a piece of pink plastic, that they called gum. Dad has a story of when he went to Korea, he put his boxes of cards in the garage for safekeeping. Shortly before he came home, Gramps tore down the garage to build a guesthouse and you guessed it…
ernie almost 5 years ago
Actually, go back a bit farther, and real baseball cards smelled like tobacco.
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 5 years ago
Thought he was going to say: “These are not the droids I am looking for. I will go about my business”.
FrankLeeMeiDere almost 5 years ago
Why would the real baseball cards smell of bubblegum when the gum they were originally packaged with didn’t smell of bubblegum?