so sad

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Originally Posted by esd10

what would be neat instead of cutting up these jerseys have them as a redemption or give away that would be huge they would make so much money. it would never happen but it would be a cool idea

Upper Deck did that about 10-11 years ago. Gave away game worn jerseys (Cobb - A's, Grove, Reggie Jackson etc) and game used bats (Ruth, Mantle, etc.). There were 10 items total I think. There was a redemption/contest card in just about every pack with a color photo of the actual item. Sounds great right? Well, problem was, the value on these items was so high that the people who won them couldn't afford the taxes incurred on these items and some had to be sold. I remember the story of the guy who won the Lefty Grove jersey, couldn't pay the taxes on it and had to sell it before he even received it. I know some people hate these G/U cards, but for some (like my 10 year old son) it's the only chance he will ever have of owning an actual piece of history. If someone wins the whole jersey, it goes in a private collection maybe never to be seen again. This way, thousands of people get a part of baseball history. I also can attest that it's because of cards like this that my son even thinks twice about a player who played more than 5 years ago. Just my opinion, take it or leave it.