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Originally Posted by mcgwirecom
It's a made up collectible. They feel bad for not having season tickets so they try and make up for it with this type of thing. It is not collectible as a ticket, just as a souvenir.
The Mariners did a similar thing for Gaylord Perry's 300th win. The tickets look just like their box office type ticket but it actually says "Gaylord Perry's 300th Win" on the ticket. Some people really think it's a legitimate ticket!
Other teams sold unused seats after an event occurred like Nolan Ryan's last game pitched (9/22/93) in Seattle. They key to picking out the after-the-fact tickets is the date codes on them. They usually have the date purchased on it and you can see it was after the event. Clemens second 20 K game did this too.
But there were also teams that just reprinted season tickets as gifts for the season ticket holders like the Cards in 1998 with McGwire's 62nd and 70th homeruns. There is no way to tell them from the originals so they sell like the real deal. They just flooded the market with extra copies. I always thought the box office type to those games should be worth more because they weren't reprinted but people still prefer the season style so they are worth the most.
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Interesting. Every collecting niche in this hobby has a story. So, eventually all full paper tickets go the way of vinyl records (which are making a comeback)? Have all MLB teams gone the digital print at home at the park etc.? Clearly, the teams save some money on paper and printing expense. Do you think that when a milestone is approaching teams will offer the choice of a paper ticket?