{"id":10714,"date":"2013-06-06T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T10:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aforgrave.ca\/detritus\/?p=10714"},"modified":"2013-06-06T07:15:12","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T11:15:12","slug":"ds106zone-trading-card-gum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aforgrave.ca\/detritus\/2013\/06\/06\/ds106zone-trading-card-gum\/","title":{"rendered":"DS106Zone Trading Card Gum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although recent reappearance in The DS106Zone Trading Cards<\/a> has generated some interest in the community, it wasn’t until yesterday that someone (Jim Groom<\/a>) asked about the gum<\/a> that accompanies the cards.<\/p>\n

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“ds106zone Trading Card Gums” by aforgrave, on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

Gum from both the original card series release and the re-issue is still in circulation (we’re talking about mint-condition (not mint-flavoured<\/em>), unchewed<\/em> sticks here — there is little collector interest in chewed gobs that litter the sidewalks throughout the world) and tends to command a good price at card shows and fan conventions.<\/p>\n

While prized for its appearance and nostalgia, remaining sticks of the original black & white gum from the sixties command a premium price due not to the palatability of the black liquorice flavour (which is poor — the stuff is rank), but due to the novelty — true fans can’t help but shelling out and then chewing a stick for a few minutes, “just to say they tried a stick once.” \u00a0 You can still see them from time-to-time at fan conventions — the post-chew black lip look is hard to miss.<\/p>\n

As for the later, mid-seventies re-issue gum — it is pink, and tastes like any other pink card gum, and thus commands a much lower price as it exists in much more significant quantities, and doesn’t have the must-try-once appeal of the original. \u00a0But the DS106Zone emboss still puts it several notches above the un-branded gums, and makes it worthwhile to root through a bulk-bin next time you have a chance at a fancon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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