Mets - Martin, Ryan, Seaver

[Touch'EmAll]

Recently picked this up, have done little research, honestly no clue what it is. Has anyone ever seen this card. The guy I bought it from claims it is hand cut from unknown source, has sold several over the years, but does not know specific origin. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[begsu1013]

I bought one a while back maybe 2 years or so ago. posted it a few places and never got to the bottom of it. back then he told me he only had 10 or so. saw a few more that sold over the days, one that was even scuffed up a bit...

never found any info on it, basically came to the conclusion that it's a homemade card and he's leaking them out slowly making $25-$50 a pop....

would love to be wrong...

[hcv123]

I don't recall ever seeing Ryan or Seavers name written that way - First initial followed by balance of name spelled out.

[con40]

I'm guessing this is a modern creation using scans of team photos from circa 1970. Something about the typesetting does not look authentic to the era.

[Justus]

It is from the back of this album. Click the "More Images" link.

http://www.discogs.com/New-York-Mets-The-Amazing-Mets/release/4404196

[Touch'EmAll]

Dude, thanks a lot for figuring this out. So does this mean its a card? Looks like the intent was for it to never be a card - so is it not? An old Bazooka box cut out has the dotted line, so the intent was to be a card. An old Wheaties box back, like the 1935 picture frame cards never had dotted lines, so are they "cards", or simply box cutouts that were never intended to be "cards"?

[ALR-bishop]

If you look at these on eBay under completed listing, the whole album cover with the record do not command much money. A cut out of the album cover should be worth even less, unless mistaken for an obscure issued baseball card :)

[begsu1013]

major props, justus!!!!

how'd ya know....die hard mets fan, google image, what?

3 posts since 2009...don't say much, but when ya do it's gold.

[swarmee]

I would not consider this a card. Never intended to be cut down.

[begsu1013]

I wouldn't either, but it's nice to have the mystery figured out and to know its not a guy in a basement manufacturing it...

I went ahead and bought a record though...just in case I want to turn it into this:

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/26029/20630252/mets%20record.jpg

[mrmopar]

Nice ID job. It is always a relief to get information like this on an oddball type item.

Reminds me of the time when I bought the Don Newcombe "un-cataloged card" on ebay that turned out to be cut from this fairly common old timers day sheet.

[mrmopar]

Newk, how it looked alone:

[Justus]

major props, justus!!!!

how'd ya know....die hard mets fan, google image, what?

3 posts since 2009...don't say much, but when ya do it's gold.

Mr. Google (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22joseph+martin%22+%22l+nolan+ryan%22+%2 2g+thomas+seaver%22&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS617US617&oq=%22&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j69i57j69i59&sourceid=chrome-mobile&espv=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en-US) is pretty incredible sometimes.

[hcv123]

Mr. Google (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22joseph+martin%22+%22l+nolan+ryan%22+%2 2g+thomas+seaver%22&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS617US617&oq=%22&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j69i57j69i59&sourceid=chrome-mobile&espv=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en-US) is pretty incredible sometimes.

awesome job!