I don't know anything about this set, but it sounds like a "regional issue" vs a "team issue" from Kroger. I think it would depend on the area of distribution. If that set was distributed nationaly by Kroger then the argument could be made for a team issue. If it was a regional distribution, then I would say "oddball".
If so I would say the title could be " Kroger Dallas Cowboys" listed under oddball. Much like the 1960 7-Eleven Dallas Texans Set. I think the food issue sets refer to cards inserted into or distributed with a food item vs distributed by a grocery store chain.
Edit: I just reviewed the 1960 7-Eleven Texans set. It's listed as a food issue. I must disagree. TCDB's FAQs state, "Food Issue
Cards released with and/or packaged with food products."
Unless that set was distributed with a food purchase, then I would have to say oddball. "Oddball
Regional or local releases or releases by smaller and/or unlicensed manufacturers. Can also include non-pack-based or collaborative releases by major card manufacturers."
Sportzcommish wrote:
I agree as a stand-alone - not sure why not as team set - but if the sponsor is Kroger, I believe it needs to be a Food Issue. One note, though, there is no reference specifically to Kroger on the card fronts/backs, only an ambiguous "store" mentioned a few times.
Thus, I'm assuming that quite possibly other teams' cards were printed and quite possibly distributed by other grocery chains (maybe from the same corporate parent), and if so, is using Kroger then accurate?
spazmatastic wrote:
Definitely a stand alone set, but I would think they'd be an oddball release (not a team set).
Sportzcommish wrote:
Thanks I thought I'd asked about them before.
So does this go as a stand alone team set, or as an insert of the base set?
My two-cents is worth slightly more than a penny.
-- Chad --