DIGITAL CARDS

[nosterbor]

What the HELL is the point?

 

[finestkind]

Digital cards and those NFT things and bit coins. Non-fungible tokens ? Who invents stuff like that ?

 

[finestkind]

I just saw this article about NFT's.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...r-trying-to-sell-bataclan-victim-x-ray-as-nft
An NFT by the digital artist Beeple that went under the hammer at Christie’s in March last year for $69.3m (£51.2m).

 

[banjar]

I do not know what the attraction is for digital cards. Must be a millenial thing...just another reason to stare at your phone.

And I understand the attraction to NFT's even less. That whole fad just amazes me. It must be simply the rarity factor. If any given NFT was just a bit of digital video, like a youtube clip, it wouldn't be worthy anything. You just download it, or email it to your friends, and don't think twice about its value. But I guess NFT's come with the bragging rights of being one of just a few select people - or maybe the only person - to "own" the media file. The human condition...

 

[theplasticman]

It's as trivial as cardboard versions of the same thing, LOL.

Digital cards aren't really for me but I understand the appeal.

 

[nosterbor]

So when asked what I had for dinner tonight I will reply a Digital pizza.

 

[Dilferules]

NFTs are a pyramid scheme. Everybody knows they are BS but people who want to make money off of them will hype them up and come up with reasons why they aren't just meaningless links to pictures that you could just right-click and save yourself...because more people must be convinced to buy in order for them to make money. Last one left holding the bag when the crash happens is the loser.

I mean in the grand scheme of things baseball cards being worth money is dumb. But at least they are actual tangible objects. NFTs are nothing.

 

[banjar]

Well said. Baseball cards don't have an intrinsic value based on usefulness, like a car or an appliance, they only have value because enough people like us just decided that we like them. Sort of like a painting or a piece of sculpture.

But NFT's really are nothing. They're just an artifical, empty, manufactured construct. I wonder if that fad will last beyond the covid era.

I mean in the grand scheme of things baseball cards being worth money is dumb. But at least they are actual tangible objects. NFTs are nothing.

 

[MrMet2.0]

NFTs, the beanie babies of the 2020s


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[magicpapa]

NFTs, the beanie babies of the 2020s


Sent from my iPhone using Freedom Card Board mobile app

 

[gt2590]

I was excited when I saw the thread title cuz I really liked the eTopps cards…

 

[banjar]

eTopps - some of those were fantastic cards. Great designs. The 2001 version is one of my all time favorites. The whole eTopps platform idea though, well, not so much.

I actually signed up for eTopps in 2015 because I was still missing one card that I couldn't find for sale on ebay or other sites. When I first logged in, I was kind of amazed at how archaic and non-functional the site was. Don't get me wrong, I miss the days of 90's and early 2000's internet. Sites were actually clear, straightforward, functional, and didn't take forever to load with all sorts of ads flashing at you. But eTopps was just dismal.

In a related note, if anyone would like a trip back in time - both in basketball terms and internet terms - here's a gem:

http://www.remembertheaba.com/

I was excited when I saw the thread title cuz I really liked the eTopps cards…

 

[brian26]

NFTs are a pyramid scheme. Everybody knows they are BS but people who want to make money off of them will hype them up and come up with reasons why they aren't just meaningless links to pictures that you could just right-click and save yourself...because more people must be convinced to buy in order for them to make money. Last one left holding the bag when the crash happens is the loser.

I mean in the grand scheme of things baseball cards being worth money is dumb. But at least they are actual tangible objects. NFTs are nothing.

I say the same thing about Bitcoin, Crypto, etc.

 

[mrmopar]

I dutifully check Bunt daily and collect those cards, but I will not pay for anything. Full disclosure though, when it was still pretty new, I bought 2 Garvey Bunt cards, for $1 each. I have $2 cash invested (and my time) in my Bunt collection. After I figured out I could have the same image w/o even buying the card, I wised up.

That said, I don't understand the draw for anyone who actually buys diamonds/coins/packages, etc. That seems very foolish to me. I do remember people were paying pretty good money for the card singles on ebay when the app was still pretty new, but have to believe that this has ceased for the most part. Have not specifically looked for years, but I still see digital cards being listed and sold within my regular searches.

 

[brian26]

eTopps were, really, beautiful cards in hand, especially the early ones with the raised logos. I cracked most of mine out to put in a binder.

 

[tpeichel]

I wonder if you will need NFT images of cards if you want a card collection in the Metaverse?

 

[RNCoyote]

eTopps - some of those were fantastic cards. Great designs. The 2001 version is one of my all time favorites. The whole eTopps platform idea though, well, not so much.

I actually signed up for eTopps in 2015 because I was still missing one card that I couldn't find for sale on ebay or other sites. When I first logged in, I was kind of amazed at how archaic and non-functional the site was. Don't get me wrong, I miss the days of 90's and early 2000's internet. Sites were actually clear, straightforward, functional, and didn't take forever to load with all sorts of ads flashing at you. But eTopps was just dismal.

In a related note, if anyone would like a trip back in time - both in basketball terms and internet terms - here's a gem:

http://www.remembertheaba.com/

I wonder if there's a way to get those cards in hand right now. I believe I still have a portfolio of it

 

[banjar]

Oh man. I hope you're not out of luck. The website "etopps.com" is still active at least...

I wonder if there's a way to get those cards in hand right now. I believe I still have a portfolio of it