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Originally Posted by Leon
Someone sells a cut out that is described as a cut out and I buy it as such, is contrived?
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I would also add that perception is key here. Allowing the sale of cut-outs as a type of sports collectible opens the door to many items being termed
legitimate, including pieces cut from pennants, logos cut from jerseys, etc.
If one third of a T202 or one half of a T201 isn't an authentic baseball card by itself, then how can a photo cut from a baseball guide be construed as a stand-alone collectible as legitimate as a baseball card?
I have no issue with ungraded pieces of paper exchanging hands for money, but when you see these same scraps, quite often with unrelated text on their reverses, selling for $50, $100, or even more in holders where a 1 to 10 grade is assigned, you're implicitly telling the customer that they are receiving a sports collectible/card meant to be marketed as such. And the fact that a disclaimer even has to be attached to such an item should tell us something about what is being sold.