uniquebaseballcards
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- Nov 12, 2008
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Unique...come on man. Who cares what the auto goes for? The point is, the OP has a very legitimate beef and it's one we've seen a lot of times before. And it would be very easy for topps to have a computerized database of athletes and even non-athletes that they have sign cards or stickers. And every time they get on it, they should have a red dot next to guys who still have outstanding stickers/cards to return. I mean, these people are being paid for these autos. That would be like me spending thousands of dollars on ebay and not ever bothering to make sure I got what I paid for. Who does that? And your other argument is like saying, oh well, I got another card or auto of the same guy I didn't get before so it's all good.
And embarrassing? Hell yes. It's beyond embarrassing. Sportscards are still a multimillion dollar business are they not? I could care less what the media would make collectors out to be. It's a big business now and it should be taken seriously. Most of the people who think it's dorky are ignorant anyways. They have no idea about the hobby at all. Not to mention most of their money is spent on purses, shoes, at the bar, on drugs, etc. Take it with a grain of salt.
Its only a beef if you make it out to be... but realistically baseball cards are fun, they're not big bucks or anything that important in relative terms.
Cards may consume some people here, but its all about realistic perspectives and expectations. Redemptions themselves tell people what to expect...
...as does understanding what the hobby is really like. As you said right here: we've seen it all before, none of this is new. It's the nature of the hobby - and the hobby is not very business-like.
A business-like hobby is like having lawyers write Mad Magazine or DC Comics - it wouldn't be as enjoyable. Frankly collectors expecting a business-like hobby are likely to get screwed.