The most underrated game-used of all-time?

Topnotchsy · Mar 31, 2011

Now, I've never been a huge game-used guy and I know game-used is overproduced and largely dead, but for me, there's one type of game-used card that I think is way undervalued, and that's the game-used glove card. Think about it, a glove is as close to the action as you can get (only rivaled by the bat) and the size means that you can get a very limited number of swatches per GU glove. Throw in the fact that in general GU gloves are much rarer than other game-used (especially with vintage) and IMO it's a perfect storm.

Alas, the prices on these cards for the most part (The Mays/Wertz is an obvious exception) often sell for very reasonable prices when they turn up. Recently I've picked up a few:

(I have a Winfield incoming.)

Don't know if this is a glove card. I've seen it advertised as such, and the material looks like it could be, but I've heard otherwise and the card gives no indication:

Love this card and am looking for more copies if anyone has any:

And finally:

Call me a fan...

smapdi · Mar 31, 2011

I agree. Glove cards are my favorite kinds, next to barrels and knobs. They are usually unique in at least some small way with distinctive texture or stitching. I have the Gold Glove Grove Glove (say that 10 times fast) and it's a cornerstone of my HOF game-used collection.

VizquelCollector.com · Mar 31, 2011

I agree! I've got a handful of those Leather Bound and Leather of Distinction cards. I like 'em so much that if I saw 10 more today, I'd try to get every one!

And I agree that the other obvious greats are the bat knobs and barrels, but the gloves are special for sure. Stitching/lacing holes, stains, wrinkles, writing, different colors... all sooooooooo great.

ChasHawk · Mar 31, 2011

batting glove, chest protector, and shin guard are also very rare/cool

gracecollector · Mar 31, 2011

Been working on the Leatherbounds for a year or so. Glove cards are great IMO. Vintage glove cards are awesome!

http://www.baseballcardstars.com/leatherbound.html

Some Grace gloves:

nevermore · Mar 31, 2011

GU glove are hard to come by for sure. Batting helmets are not too often seen either. I really really like this set, only 12 players, each numbered to 100.

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Very few other sets also have helmets. Abs Mem TOTT?

Worthpoint...

brouthercard · Mar 31, 2011

Does anyone own the Ichiro autographed glove card?

That is one sweet card, wish I had one...

Topnotchsy · Mar 31, 2011

gracecollector said:
Been working on the Leatherbounds for a year or so. Glove cards are great IMO. Vintage glove cards are awesome!

http://www.baseballcardstars.com/leatherbound.html

That's one I'd love to pick up one day. That said had some sweet cards!

cubuffs13 · Mar 31, 2011

nevermore said:
GU glove are hard to come by for sure. Batting helmets are not too often seen either. I really really like this set, only 12 players, each numbered to 100.

Very few other sets also have helmets. Abs Mem TOTT?

Worthpoint...

Love the Hard Hat helmets.

Only helmet card Arod has as far as i know since he wan't in ToTT from 05 on.

predatorkj · Apr 1, 2011

cubuffs13 said:
nevermore said:

GU glove are hard to come by for sure. Batting helmets are not too often seen either. I really really like this set, only 12 players, each numbered to 100.

Very few other sets also have helmets. Abs Mem TOTT?

Worthpoint...

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Love the Hard Hat helmets.

Only helmet card Arod has as far as i know since he wan't in ToTT from 05 on.

Mine looks like its been through a war. Sorry I don't have an individual scan.

Topnotchsy · Apr 1, 2011

Yeesh, we are talking glove cards here, not hard hats...

Those cards are pretty sweet, though I'll take the gloves which actually have a function in the playing of the game over the helmets (but I'd be lying if I said I did not check to see if any were on.

)

Juddy · Apr 1, 2011

Batting Gloves yield around 25 7/8" by 7/8" swatches per glove and 35-45 5/8" by 7/8" swatches. Fielding Gloves generally yield 250-300 7/8" by 7/8" swatches and 350-450 5/8" by 7/8" swatches.

You don't see a lot of either one in today's products because the per swatch cost is usually 5X to 10X the cost of a jersey swatch. The batting helmet cards from 2003 Leaf was a one-off insert set we did while I was there because we wanted to test the yield on batting helmets. The larger swatch on those cards killed the overall yield of the helmet. Because of the curve of the helmets, significant amounts of each helmet could not be used in that set.

rebelpawn · Apr 1, 2011

nevermore said:
GU glove are hard to come by for sure. Batting helmets are not too often seen either. I really really like this set, only 12 players, each numbered to 100.

Very few other sets also have helmets. Abs Mem TOTT?
quote]

I had the whole set at one time. Awesome cards that I really loved.
This is the only one I have left

tehchamp · Apr 1, 2011

I'd imagine helmet cards wouldn't be cost effective.

I love batting gloves and fielding gloves though. I have an ARod Mariners batting glove card that is multicolored, its awesome to me. One of the few cards to me worth more than the "Book value".

I'd also imagine it would be extremely difficult to obtain fielding gloves since guys can use one glove for most of their career. I know when I played baseball I had one glove that I loved, and used that pretty much for my last 3 years of baseball.

masonphillip · Apr 1, 2011

The Mays/Wertz is an awesome card.

I didn't know a Left Grove like that existed - that's a really neat card.

There is a Jimmie Foxx Timelines glove card that I always thought would be sweet but it rarely shows up.

Even still, unless it is an older player like Mays or Grove, there are plentiful amounts of gloves out there to be had and made into cards.

tehchamp · Apr 1, 2011

Love that card.

thefatguy · Apr 1, 2011

George_Calfas · Apr 1, 2011

Batting glove

thefatguy · Apr 1, 2011

02 Tribute Pastime Patches
Sales are amazing when the cards come up

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Topnotchsy · Apr 1, 2011

Juddy said:
Batting Gloves yield around 25 7/8" by 7/8" swatches per glove and 35-45 5/8" by 7/8" swatches. Fielding Gloves generally yield 250-300 7/8" by 7/8" swatches and 350-450 5/8" by 7/8" swatches.

You don't see a lot of either one in today's products because the per swatch cost is usually 5X to 10X the cost of a jersey swatch. The batting helmet cards from 2003 Leaf was a one-off insert set we did while I was there because we wanted to test the yield on batting helmets. The larger swatch on those cards killed the overall yield of the helmet. Because of the curve of the helmets, significant amounts of each helmet could not be used in that set.

Thanks for the info, this is great stuff!!

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