Actually Press Pass started this
whole "game-used" issue before Upper Deck started their own in 1997. I will say, that this did not involve "vintage" issues until 1999.
I will also say, that when I was at Beckett, I know that our baseball people spoke to UD on numerous occassions and although this took a couple of years to implement, they never would purchase/cut up anything that might be down to a few artifacts (Ruth jersey, etc.). I don't know about their current policies.
I will also say, that currently, most of the relics cut up, are the more modern relics and not old-time relics. But there are even stadium seats cut up and let's face it, not all the seats survived in great condition so again, something OK to cut up.
Regards
Rich
|