Stephen Strausburg debut item? I'm super confused.

[Exquisite_King]

I just bought a topps debut series 1 and this rubber thing fell out of it. When I first saw it I thought it was nothing, then it was number and named the stats of Stephen Strausburg opening day. I would so graciously love someones opinion on the worth and of what exactly it is. thank you.

 

[WoundedDuck]

A piece of the first rubber Strasburg used?

 

[Exquisite_King]

yet there are 250 of them. I thought the same thing until my friend pointed that out. Have you ever seen anything like this? it is so weird.

 

[WoundedDuck]

what does it feel like? Is it sticky?

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Probably just another Topps Gimmick.

 

[nyc3]

Thats pretty weired I wonder what the hell that is. You think they would say on it :lol: They took the time to number it but not describe it, brilliant.

 

[Exquisite_King]

well what is the worth do you know?

 

[Exquisite_King]

i know.

 

[Yankees1218]

cool then tell us.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Put it on eBay for $.99 and let it ride...

 

[Card Magnet]

They spelled "Pittsburgh" wrong. :benson:

 

[Exquisite_King]

WTH

 

[alexs64]

They spelled "Pittsburgh" wrong. :benson:

You are right!! It should be spelled "T H I S C I T Y S M E L L S L I K E H O T D O G W A T E R"

 

[nyc3]

well what is the worth do you know?

Why dont we figure out what it is first.

 

[Card Magnet]

In 2010 Topps Tribute, they had redemptions for Strasburgh auto relic cards with base swatches from his debut. I'm going to guess you've got a piece of base that wasn't used for a card. With four bases, assuming Topps acquired four, since they have exclusive rights to Strasburg game used cards (although not game used pieces in their entirety), it would be easy to get 250 of those swatches plus the 500 smaller pieces for the cards made.

 

[Exquisite_King]

Yeah that makes alot of sense.

 

[cgilmo]

i know.

easy there partner


Try and get a few thoughts into one post instead of using a new one for each.

 

[crosby87]

Anyways stupid Topps ruins it by not having any sort of COA to explain the piece in the box, AND they spell Pittsburgh wrong.

 

[Exquisite_King]

Hahaha seriously!

 

[TBTwinsFan]

It looks like a manufactured pitching rubber...

Look at the facts...

Manufactured:

Hat Patches
Glove Swatches
Bat Barrel
Commemorative Patches
Number Patches
Letter Patches
Sweet Spots