Topps 2021 Josh Gibson Bat Relic

[Snapolit1]

I call BS. . . . .big time BS. . . . .

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36346199954...IAAOSw6ndg51T2

Can barely find a photo of Josh Gibson, and Topps has a bat?? Which, what, materialized for the first time a few months ago?

And was promptly cut up?

Utter nonsense.

If there are any Topps folks in the community, I'd love to hear an explanation.

[drcy]

And it's from an aluminum bat

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

If there are any Topps folks in the community, I'd love to hear an explanation.

I agree. I think any company selling game used relics of such significance should be expected to provide info about the legitimacy of the items they cut up.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

I agree. I think any company selling game used relics of such significance should be expected to provide info about the legitimacy of the items they cut up.

For G-d's sake, don't force them to prove that they destroyed an historically important object. It's much better to let them get away with fraud than to pressure them into actually mutilating scarce bats.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Mark

For G-d's sake, don't force them to prove that they destroyed an historically important object. It's much better to let them get away with fraud than to pressure them into actually mutilating scarce bats.

I do hate seeing these items cut up to be placed in cards, for sure, but I wouldn't encourage fraud.

[rand1com]

[QUOTE=Snapolit1;2121495]I call BS. . . . .big time BS. . . . .

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36346199954...IAAOSw6ndg51T2

Can barely find a photo of Josh Gibson, and Topps has a bat?? Which, what, materialized for the first time a few months ago?

And was promptly cut up?

Utter nonsense.

If there are any Topps folks in the community, I'd love to hear an explanation.[/QUOTE

In 2005, Topps signed a 2 year agreement with Gibson's family and purchased 1 of 2 gamers the family owned at that time. There is a 1/1 bat barrel card in Topps Sterling that I assume came from this bat. Topps has issued game used bat cards of Gibson in small quantities that supposedly came from this bat recently. The other game used bat sold for over $300,000 in an auction. I think it was Sotheby's if my memory is correct and it has been a few years ago. So that is the Topps story on how they obtained a Gibson gamer.

[icollectDCsports]

[QUOTE=rand1com;2121570]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I call BS. . . . .big time BS. . . . .

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36346199954...IAAOSw6ndg51T2

Can barely find a photo of Josh Gibson, and Topps has a bat?? Which, what, materialized for the first time a few months ago?

And was promptly cut up?

Utter nonsense.

If there are any Topps folks in the community, I'd love to hear an explanation.[/QUOTE

In 2005, Topps signed a 2 year agreement with Gibson's family and purchased 1 of 2 gamers the family owned at that time. There is a 1/1 bat barrel card in Topps Sterling that I assume came from this bat. Topps has issued game used bat cards of Gibson in small quantities that supposedly came from this bat recently. The other game used bat sold for over $300,000 in an auction. I think it was Sotheby's if my memory is correct and it has been a few years ago. So that is the Topps story on how they obtained a Gibson gamer.

Thanks for that info.

[Jcosta19]

It doesn't say bat anywhere on the card does it? Could be from a dugout bench for all anyone knows.

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[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Jcosta19

It doesn't say bat anywhere on the card does it? Could be from a dugout bench for all anyone knows.

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Piece of wood broken off a home he lived in . . .

[egri]

When I was a kid, I liked the game used insert cards. Now, they make me sick to my stomach.

[Snapolit1]

It is certainly very interesting the lengths they go to make no very clearly make no representation as to what this relic actually is supposed to be.

I assumed bat, but the word bat no where to be seen.

[butchie_t]

Gross negligence on the part of Topps. IMHO