# Why can't you just print Mickey Mantle rookie cards?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-just-print-mickey-mantle-rookie-cards/931938 "2021-01-31T19:35:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-just-print-mickey-mantle-rookie-cards/931938/47 "2021-02-02T21:52:34Z")

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I’m intrigued by the idea that buying traditional MtG card packs was ‘gambling’:  
[A slot machine that “wasn’t gambling”? - General Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slot-machine-that-wasnt-gambling/931280/53)

As I recall, people really did buy more and more packs, trying to ‘win’ the special cards.

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