Spalding, Reach and other cut outs sold on our BST

[Leon]

Originally Posted by MW1

Absolutely no. Cutouts should not be allowed to be sold either her or on eBay for two compelling reasons:

..... Sports cards that were produced to be collected and traded are an entirely different entity than paper cut-outs. It's like the difference between a studio portrait and a polaroid.

Really Mike? There can't be any "tweeners?"

[packs]

I don't think they should be sold here only because they could be misleading. Perhaps not to the initial buyer on the board, but I'm thinking of the next buyer.

eBay is a fine enough venue in my opinion. This board has more of a generally advanced collector community.

[MW1]

Originally Posted by Leon

Really Mike? There can't be any "tweeners?"

Leon,

Please see my additional comment above. Also, I don't view those items as "tweeners." Clearly, they were produced to be collected, clipped, or traded in some fashion. That's why many of them have labels like "baseball cards" or "sports stamps." A cut out picture of Babe Ruth or Joe Jackson from a 1916 Reach Baseball guide is something totally different.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by MW1

Leon,

Please see my additional comment above. Also, I don't view those items as "tweeners." Clearly, they were produced to be collected, clipped, or traded in some fashion. That's why many of them have labels like "baseball cards" or "sports stamps." A cut out picture of Babe Ruth or Joe Jackson from a 1916 Reach Baseball guide is something totally different.

Fair enough, I guess I missed the additional comment. That being said I have a cut out or two in my collection to go with cards or other pieces. They are true cut outs from mags and I like them.

I am mostly, strongly against cutting up "good" vintage anything. I know I have a smaller Pelicans team cut out with Jackson on it and it goes with a larger piece I have. I think I paid about $8 for it. I am happy with it.

The voting is about 2-1 in favor of (including not caring) letting them be sold on the BST with mandatory transparency and in the correct section. So far I haven't been convinced or have reasoning to go against that overwhelming majority.

To those that would say "well, if they are sold here, no worries but what about the next sale?" That is another fair question and my answer is I hope people are honest and transparent. And I don't think by "allowing" them to be sold on the BST we are necessarily asking for the pubs to be cut up. But by allowing their sale I know it is debatable.