Child of the 80s

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The UPS lady showed up on my doorstep this morning, bundle in hand. Inside rested three unopened boxes of 16th Series Garbage Pail Kids. I rushed upstairs and ripped it open, enabling the gum scent from Brazil to fill the air. Long gone are the wax packs; they've been replaced by aluminum wrapping. No matter, it was time to rediscover my childhood. Topps opted to make it a collector's dream (and nightmare), including 3 regular stickers, 1 foil sticker, and 4 flexible comic gum inserts in each package. I blasted [Billy] through my purchase, and discovered that I'm now the owner of two complete 16th sets – though I lack two foil cards (9a and 21b). I'm considering eBay for the duplicate collection, unless the asking price won't help me recoup costs. Still, I'm on the lookout for those two silver-lined throwbacks. Got 'em? Need 'em.