Cards of the 50's and 60's

December 19, 2001 10:32 AM

Cards of the 50's and 60's I'll trade you Derek Jeter for Uncle Fester anyday.
posted by Voyageman (9 comments total)

All those card sets are cool, but tell me where are the Wacky Packages..the greatest non-sports set ever made? And which are begging to be revived and updated for the modern era..can you imagine the fun Wacky Packs would have with the likes of Gap and Old Navy and that annoying "Steve" kid from Dell. Actually come to think of it, WP's may be the earliest example of culture jamming.

Or here's an idea let's make MeFi bubblegum cards...I'll trade owillis and mathowie for rodii and hipstertrash.
No wait bad idea, I'd probably wind up being listed in the price guide under "commons."

Oh well, carry on.
posted by jonmc at 10:49 AM on December 19, 2001

All those card sets are cool, but tell me where are the Wacky Packages..the greatest non-sports set ever made? And which are begging to be revived and updated for the modern era..can you imagine the fun Wacky Packs would have with the likes of Gap and Old Navy and that annoying "Steve" kid from Dell. Actually come to think of it, WP's may be the earliest example of culture jamming.

Or here's an idea let's make MeFi bubblegum cards...I'll trade owillis and mathowie for rodii and hipstertrash.
No wait bad idea, I'd probably wind up being listed in the price guide under "commons."

Oh well, carry on.
posted by jonmc at 10:49 AM on December 19, 2001

All those card sets are cool, but tell me where are the Wacky Packages..the greatest non-sports set ever made? And which are begging to be revived and updated for the modern era..can you imagine the fun Wacky Packs would have with the likes of Gap and Old Navy and that annoying "Steve" kid from Dell. Actually come to think of it, WP's may be the earliest example of culture jamming.

Or here's an idea let's make MeFi bubblegum cards...I'll trade owillis and mathowie for rodii and hipstertrash.
No wait bad idea, I'd probably wind up being listed in the price guide under "commons."

Oh well, carry on.
posted by jonmc at 10:50 AM on December 19, 2001

WOW! He has his own card?

When do I get MY own card? And how many Kafkaesques do I get for a Miguel?
posted by ColdChef at 10:55 AM on December 19, 2001

Plus, it's my rookie card!

Stock up now, it's going to be worth a lot of money some day.
posted by UncleFes at 11:47 AM on December 19, 2001

*opens MeFi trading card pack*
Dude, the gum sucks!
awww, man! I've already got Kottke. Here, you take him.
posted by salsamander at 12:02 PM on December 19, 2001

nah. it wouldn't be gum. cards would come with beef jerky.
posted by ColdChef at 12:27 PM on December 19, 2001

Wacky Packages
posted by BarneyFifesBullet at 12:46 PM on December 19, 2001

I must have one of the few moms that NEVER threw anything out, so I still have all my non-sports cards from the '60's. Almost a complete set of Spook Stories, plus many Outer Limits, James Bond, Munsters, Beatles, etc. A lot of bubble gum was sacrificed (and cavities created) in the making of this collection.

Wish I had some of the baseball cards from the same period, I could probably retire. Shoulda been a jock, I guess...
posted by groundhog at 1:11 PM on December 19, 2001