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Originally Posted by Bored5000
You are probably correct about that Norris card being a fantasy card. I had never really dug deep into his card options beyond Topps prior to Sunday.
I did lots of searching with various terms for information on the Top Prospects card and the only thing I could find other than eBay links is a very bare bones website that lists a checklist but no other information.
https://www.sccards.info/top-prospects |
HaHa, that pretty much clinches it. Don't think you have to worry about getting the Lando Norris card. Obviously a fantasy set, but more important to me...I doubt it was produced before 2022 or so. Probably not even that old.
What clinches it for me, is Victor Wembanyama is listed in the 2019 set. Dude was 15 years old, and was just being recognized by French basketball scouts, forget the rest of the world.
Also, no evidence of the Wembanyama card exists online, outside of the checklist. May not even have been created yet, for all we know.
Also, a little nugget from that website. Created in August of 2021. Updated on August of 2025. Doesn't prove much really...but you can probably guess where I'm going with this.
https://www.whois.com/whois/sccards.info
I've said it before, I don't care so much about the Fantasy aspect of unlicensed type sets. I think they have their place and can be interesting as long as people understand what they're getting. I think we'd have a lot less interesting cards (especially oddball sports and non-sports) through the years without them. I despise when they are purposely mis-dated in an attempt to cash in on the "Rookie" or "Pre-Rookie" phenomenon. I don't think these are "fun", but are purposefully deceitful.