WoundedDuck
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I think the biggest fail of the product is that I can pick up a /25 jumbo relic (GU or not) of Upton for $6.50 ... out of a $500 pack. Well, fail for Topps. Fail for whoever ripped. Win for me!
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As a collector, I agree with you I'd love to know the exact game my item came from. As a huge company like Topps, I'd definitely want to cover my ass and plus when they buy the stuff they don't even know which games some of it comes from (some of it I'm sure is event worn/used not game worn/used), but nonetheless it makes sense for them to cover themselves from lawsuit
I hear ya but I just want it to be game used. It was great that companies like Donruss had an actual picture of the jersey it came from or had things like the opening day game bases. But I don't need it to be from a specific game. I just want it to be from any game but a game nonetheless.
My point about the added value there is in specifying which game is something companies can either do or not do at their own discretion. It's more costly so I can see them not doing it all the time. But I guarantee if they did choose to do it with a product, you'd notice a lot of interest for it. More could be charged per pack too.
I think the biggest issue these days with the price of packs versus ROI is that gu is damn near dead unless it's super sick and even the , with new ones released every year, it's still killing prices. Autos are slowly dropping too unless the athlete has passed or doesn't sign much. It's starting get to where you will buy a box and you have to think to yourself "What can I possibly pull out of here that could even get me to break even?". And the answer already is : not much.
I hear ya as well, and that's why I don't break anymore because the odds of pulling something for let's say $300 that I couldn't buy on eBay for $300 is very small. As a strictly high end game used and auto collector on one hand the nice cards are more easily accessible on the other hand the stuff I have is severely dropping in value. There was a time when I got my first Cobb bat for $80, now it's worth maybe half. Just a couple years ago I purchased a Koufax auto for $250 and was offered as high as $400 now I wouldn't get $175 and it's stupid. Certainly if a company could specify which game the product was used in that would certainly get me to pay a premium and might even revive some game used stuff but I don't think that's feasible for more than a few current players. And the cards damn well better be game or at the least event used; if it's a wooden bat topps bought from the sports authority then I would sue them immediately
Joking as you are, something makes me feel that soon, some of these companies will be in fact facing exactly that kind of a law suit.
If this in fact is the case and it can be proven, we stand to gain a lot more monetarily on a lawsuit than we would through selling what our cards are worth at today's prices. Unfortunately, the hobby would be killed
If this in fact is the case and it can be proven, we stand to gain a lot more monetarily on a lawsuit than we would through selling what our cards are worth at today's prices. Unfortunately, the hobby would be killed
Uh, that would be a big negative. Most collectors just want it to actually be game used. Besides, anything from a specific game could add value to the product and just drive demand. This would be a win win for any card company.
It actually isn't missing anything. It actually says not from any season, event, or game and that's it. No use of the word specific.
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this would be the first set. Can we see a scan of the back of the card please?
Panini did this in their 2011 Timeless Treasures football--game dated memorabilia in the cards. Pretty cool, but it didn't do squat for the overall product and I haven't seen it in another product since.
this would be the first set. Can we see a scan of the back of the card please?
Original poster is spot on accurate, just like he posted it. I saw it on the back of the card myself and just laughed. It's basically telling us some guy working at Topps used it during a Co-Ed Softball Game. Still doesn't affect what I will pay for the card, still a Clark card I need, so I didn't even really pay attention to the dime a dozen relic piece on the card. It's probably crap, like most other game used cards, they are just explicitly telling us.
Original poster is spot on accurate, just like he posted it. I saw it on the back of the card myself and just laughed. It's basically telling us some guy working at Topps used it during a Co-Ed Softball Game. Still doesn't affect what I will pay for the card, still a Clark card I need, so I didn't even really pay attention to the dime a dozen relic piece on the card. It's probably crap, like most other game used cards, they are just explicitly telling us.
So, according to this wording, the relic is manufactured? If it's not from ANY season, game, or event, that's the only thing that is left.
"The relic contained in this card is not an actual relic"
may be accurate.It's basically telling us some guy working at Topps used it during a Co-Ed Softball Game.