I just don't get it...
 

Excuse me if this has already been discussed, but what the attraction of digital cards?

Call me old-fashioned, but I am definitely a hard-copy guy.

I prefer hard-bound books instead of paperback or audio, etc.

Truth be told, I have scans of almost all the expensive cards I once owned and then sold and occasionally will check them out...perhaps I'm not as far off of digital after all?


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100% agree.

There is zero appeal to me in digital cards. And I think we are not alone. The market of collectors who collect them is tiny. And frankly, I don't see them every really catching on mainstream. But I could be wrong.

But like you, I also take photos of all my cards and probably look at the photos more than the cards themselves. But it's nice to be able to look at my cards on the go, rather than pull them out of the safe.

Topps had a digital card program some years back (I forget the name) but you could pay for a hard copy of the card and have it sent to you. I picked up a nice Johnny Unitas for my collection that way.

But I do agree.. I want my collection within reach 😀. I did something similar to you when I sold off my collection of complete sets. I spent quite a bit of time scanning every last binder page, front and back. I’ll look at the late 50s sets from time to time. And I usually get a twinge of regret when I do.

Same ding dongs who use vaults to avoid sales tax. What's the difference. Cards just go up

Not really a fan of digital cards. However, I do like the manner in which you can add your PSA & non-PSA cards to your "inventory" in their app.

That thread title "I just don't get it..." could be used to describe how I feel about a lot of things with the modern hobby...

The only digital cards I'm interested in are high quality scans of actual genuine real printed baseball picture trading cards.

The whole world is moving into the however many square inches of the latest device. Pretty soon 20 and 30 somethings literally won't look up from them all day. It wouldn't surprise me at all if things move in this direction.

If it's the one from the early 00's it's "thepit.com"

They had insert cards you could redeem there and would have a card you could see there and if you wanted, could have it shipped. They did the "eTopps" thing that spectacularly failed trying to prop it up.

There's a current operation out of that website, but I have no idea who owns/runs it now.