Awesome redemption mailday with a problem

CollectorsCorner · Aug 26, 2014

Haven't redeemed a card since Fleer went out of business but decided after seeing a couple live 2014 Aaron autos I would take the chance. Turn around was great at about 1 and a half weeks so no complaints there.

But this is supposed to be a red ink auto /65 and they sent me the /65 version but with blue ink.

For this particular card the base version (blue ink non numbered) is actually more rare and sells for higher. But I am not sure what to do with a blue ink #/d card

Austin · Aug 26, 2014

I don't know about the ink and numbering, but Aaron's autograph is looking a lot better.
It had been getting really shaky over the last few years and some of the recent certified cards looked bad.
I hope this means Aaron's health is improving.

TNP777 · Aug 26, 2014

Austin said:
I don't know about the ink and numbering, but Aaron's autograph is looking a lot better.
It had been getting really shaky over the last few years and some of the recent certified cards looked bad.
I hope this means Aaron's health is improving.

Thanks for pointing that out. You're right - it looks a LOT better.

OP, have any other /65s shown up that are actual red ink?

Brewer Andy · Aug 26, 2014

Seen any more reds out there? It's possible he signed them all with the wrong pen. Either way that's a beautiful card regardless of ink color!

SINFULONE · Aug 26, 2014

I would probably keep it, unless you really want the red version.The way Topps customer service is if you send if back there is no telling what they send you.Does the player sign the 50/65 or does Topps employee sign that?I would think the 50/65 designation would be an obvious designation to sign the card in red.I agree, Aaron's signature looks better now than it did before.Nice card either way.

CollectorsCorner · Aug 26, 2014

I thought I had seen one other live Heritage auto from 2014 on eBay a little while back but haven't been able to locate it. So I haven't seen any red copies at all. I did want red ink since I like the way those look but an Aaron auto is an Aaron auto

If they are all blue I'm cool with that but if reds start coming out I would be interested in seeing what Topps would do.

Ashburn Alley · Aug 26, 2014

Someone on Facebook got one a few weeks back as well, but Topps sent a letter explaining that there are no red ink versions of his card, only blue

Y4NK335 · Aug 26, 2014

Awesome card regardless!

TNP777 · Aug 26, 2014

Ashburn Alley said:
Someone on Facebook got one a few weeks back as well, but Topps sent a letter explaining that there are no red ink versions of his card, only blue

So that's it. I know people bag on Topps all the time. I usually refrain from doing the same, but as a Heritage guy this is yet another black mark against their piss-poor attention to detail. Since it's inception, there has always been a clear line between the regular blue ink autos and the rarer reds. I'm pretty sure there was a similar screw-up with Mays in 2012. I can't believe it so damn hard to make sure the proper color pens are sent with the blank cards.

CollectorsCorner · Aug 26, 2014

Ashburn Alley said:
Someone on Facebook got one a few weeks back as well, but Topps sent a letter explaining that there are no red ink versions of his card, only blue

Thanks for the info. I just went back to the package and found the same letter.

Now my question is what is to stop somebody from removing the numbering and selling it as a blue which sells for over $100 more than the red? Interesting

SINFULONE · Aug 26, 2014

CollectorsCorner said:
Thanks for the info. I just went back to the package and found the same letter.

Now my question is what is to stop somebody from removing the numbering and selling it as a blue which sells for over $100 more than the red? Interesting

Wouldn't trying to remove the numbering ruin the card?

CollectorsCorner · Aug 26, 2014

SINFULONE said:
Wouldn't trying to remove the numbering ruin the card?

I have no idea, I thought people removed autos all the time. Mainly chrome I suppose

Brewer Andy · Aug 26, 2014

TNP777 said:
So that's it. I know people bag on Topps all the time. I usually refrain from doing the same, but as a Heritage guy this is yet another black mark against their piss-poor attention to detail. Since it's inception, there has always been a clear line between the regular blue ink autos and the rarer reds. I'm pretty sure there was a similar screw-up with Mays in 2012. I can't believe it so damn hard to make sure the proper color pens are sent with the blank cards.

I'm sure this was Aaron's mistake. A case where a representative present while signing would have helped instead of sending a bunch of different colored markers and confusing instructions to an aging man without a ton of hobby knowledge beyond writing his name over and over for 60 years

michaelstepper · Aug 26, 2014

That's a damn clean auto.. Congrats on the card and a great sig

jbhofmann · Aug 26, 2014

There was a thread exactly like this on another forum except it was Mays.

If I remember correctly the owner threatened Topps several times and was wanting a high dollar replacement. Mays simply signed all the Reds in Blue.

mrniceguy1126 · Aug 27, 2014

Maybe Topps could have written the numbering in red ink to at least make a distinction since (I believe) that's added after? But then there would have been 2 different colors on the card.

jbhofmann · Aug 27, 2014

I'm not one to bag on Topps but all it would have taken was a short note written by some intern to explain what happened.

MansGame · Aug 27, 2014

I'd keep it and just keep moving. Be thankful you got a redemption back haha... Surprising how that system works and how many are waiting on hundreds of dollars worth of cards.

SINFULONE · Aug 27, 2014

CollectorsCorner said:
I have no idea, I thought people removed autos all the time. Mainly chrome I suppose

I would think removing a signature from a chrome card would be a lot easier than a paper card.

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