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Austin
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Why are buyback base cards collectible?
I don't get the appeal of what just seems like false rarity.
Buybacks are mostly worthless junk cards printed in the millions.
But add a 1/1 stamp on these common cards, and it causes some collectors to spend tons of money on them.
At least with a legitimate 1/1 card, like a Superfractor or parallel, there is only one printed and it's a new card.
But buybacks are worthless common cards with an aftermarket stamp added.
Why would a coin collector spend $50 on a 1991 penny with a 1/1 mark on it?
Or a stamp collector buy a common stamp with a 1/1 mark?
It just seems like a gimmick and makes no sense to me, like when companies take a common $5 collectible and add a limited edition stamp on it, then try to sell it for $99 in the back of Parade magazine.
Disclaimer: I understand many collectors like buybacks and I respect their decisions.
I just don't understand why they don't feel ripped off buying a 1991 Leaf card of Vince Coleman, which usually costs five cents, for $40 because it has an aftermarket 1/1 stamp on it.
I don't get the appeal of what just seems like false rarity.
Buybacks are mostly worthless junk cards printed in the millions.
But add a 1/1 stamp on these common cards, and it causes some collectors to spend tons of money on them.
At least with a legitimate 1/1 card, like a Superfractor or parallel, there is only one printed and it's a new card.
But buybacks are worthless common cards with an aftermarket stamp added.
Why would a coin collector spend $50 on a 1991 penny with a 1/1 mark on it?
Or a stamp collector buy a common stamp with a 1/1 mark?
It just seems like a gimmick and makes no sense to me, like when companies take a common $5 collectible and add a limited edition stamp on it, then try to sell it for $99 in the back of Parade magazine.
Disclaimer: I understand many collectors like buybacks and I respect their decisions.
I just don't understand why they don't feel ripped off buying a 1991 Leaf card of Vince Coleman, which usually costs five cents, for $40 because it has an aftermarket 1/1 stamp on it.
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