A Call for Transparency in the Jersey Card Market

[200lbhockeyplayer]

What the card companies need to realize is that jersey cards are no longer a "hit." Often times a jersey of Johnny Shortstop sells for the same as a numbered parallel, or perhaps $1 more. That's not a "per box hit."

"Hits" used to have relative value, now they are commonplace. And while that's absolutely fine, the price of the boxes are still valuing the as "hits." It's an industry problem...manufacturer and collector. But from a production cost stand point, it's so much less expensive to produce numbered variations.

Reserve the game-used crap for something truly special, not the same monotonous crap. Over and over again.

 

[MansGame]

What the card companies need to realize is that jersey cards are no longer a "hit." Often times a jersey of Johnny Shortstop sells for the same as a numbered parallel, or perhaps $1 more. That's not a "per box hit."

"Hits" used to have relative value, now they are commonplace. And while that's absolutely fine, the price of the boxes are still valuing the as "hits." It's an industry problem...manufacturer and collector. But from a production cost stand point, it's so much less expensive to produce numbered variations.

Reserve the game-used crap for something truly special, not the same monotonous crap. Over and over again.

Excellent post. 100% agree.

IMO one day "base" cards will be no more and every card will include a piece of the players jersey and this will be a normal "base" card

 

[Boylen33]

 

[Austin]

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If you're implying that the swatch has no pinstripe like the picture on the back, there is a red pinstripe on the far right of the swatch partially covered by the window edge.

 

[MansGame]

If you're implying that the swatch has no pinstripe like the picture on the back, there is a red pinstripe on the far right of the swatch partially covered by the window edge.

I was just about to point this out...

 

[matchpenalty]

The entire concept is just bad for cards. All kinds fraud ect. Why ever bother with it. Like said before. Not even really hits anymore....

Fleer Retro buckets had no game used crap. Seems it sold well. Just have nice limited inserts to chase.

 

[Boylen33]

If you're implying that the swatch has no pinstripe like the picture on the back, there is a red pinstripe on the far right of the swatch partially covered by the window edge.

No, I wasn't implying that at all. I was just showing an example of how it had been done in the past and should/could be done in the future. Should have clarified that.

 

[Mario1975]

I know I'm probably in the minority here but I actually like Jersey cards, at least before I knew about the widespread problem of fakes and before I realized topps had put the boiler plate language on the back of their cards (which leads me to believe all their Jersey cards are just random pieces of Jersey from any player, not the player on the card). I mean I actually loved the ballpark set. I know these are big ifs but if they limited jersey cards to just top tier players, made them more limited, and took steps to ensure that the Jersey piece is actually from a jersey worn by the player pictured, I think they'd make a pretty strong comeback.

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[wolfmanalfredo]

I feel that stopping the release of more gu for a few years might help the value in previously released gu. Say stop for 10 years or something. Maybe if older gu started creeping in value, there may be more demand for newer gu. Then they could start trickling it in again in very minimal quantities.

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[Boylen33]

I feel that stopping the release of more gu for a few years might help the value in previously released gu. Say stop for 10 years or something. Maybe if older gu started creeping in value, there may be more demand for newer gu. Then they could start trickling it in again in very minimal quantities.

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The beast has already been released. You can't stop it now. It's too late. Stop it now and the already dying hobby finally gets an improper burial.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

The beast has already been released. You can't stop it now. It's too late. Stop it now and the already dying hobby finally gets an improper burial.

In the end they're all... just cards.

Mem just makes cards more complicated.

 

[D-Lite]

I feel that stopping the release of more gu for a few years might help the value in previously released gu. Say stop for 10 years or something. Maybe if older gu started creeping in value, there may be more demand for newer gu. Then they could start trickling it in again in very minimal quantities.

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Then how would they fill the hit-per-box requirement? More Angel Pagan autos?

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Over the last couple of yrs, the amount of licensed gu has dropped due to only one company & more autos a box.

 

[cgilmo]

Over the last couple of yrs, the amount of licensed gu has dropped due to only one company & more autos a box.

It's one of the few positives about the topps monopoly.