OT: 2015 Topps Heritage Adds Gum Stains to New Cards

[packs]

I don't think it's silly. These sets exist to connect the modern collector to the past collector. Modern collectors have no experience with gum in packs. And past collectors haven't had that experience in a long time. Short of putting gum into packs, this seems like a reasonable connection to the past and present. And collecting cards is supposed to be fun.

[bn2cardz]

Makes me wonder if they will purposefully do miscuts and wrong backs in the future.

[Section103]

If they're going to the trouble of putting gum stains on the cards, I'd just assume have the gum (awful as it always was).

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Section103

If they're going to the trouble of putting gum stains on the cards, I'd just assume have the gum (awful as it always was).

....just what I was thinking.

[glenv]

Adding stains to cards isn't nearly as bad as when other companies do it:

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[Exhibitman]

Change one letter in the thread title and we make it very interesting

[EvilKing00]

why don't they just put the damn gum back in the packs - kids would love it - I know I loved that treat after checking to see what guys were in my pack!

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Makes me wonder if they will purposefully do miscuts and wrong backs in the future.

That's kinda my rationale...everything seems so contrived...created scarcities...created short prints...now created gum stains?

[quinnsryche]

Absolutely stupid. Who the hell wants stains on their cards? These should actually then be worth less than the regular ones just like it would be if you bought a vintage card with/without a stain. I get the concept, it's just dumb.

[Runscott]

I remember one year finally getting my Mantle, and it had a horrible gum stain on it. I was bummed, but it was still Mantle.

[Al C.risafulli]

As long as they keep making baseball cards, I don't care what they do.

I'd love to see them making wax packs of cards with actual gum and thick card stock again, and selling them at prices that kids can afford. But what do I know, most of the people I collect are already dead.

-Al

[judsonhamlin]

I feel like this puts Heritage one step closer to fully jumping the shark.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Makes me wonder if they will purposefully do miscuts and wrong backs in the future.

That would be sweet! Miscut inserts...I could go for that

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by packs

I don't think it's silly. These sets exist to connect the modern collector to the past collector. Modern collectors have no experience with gum in packs. And past collectors haven't had that experience in a long time. Short of putting gum into packs, this seems like a reasonable connection to the past and present. And collecting cards is supposed to be fun.

If topps wants to recapture the older collectors like myself...how about pricing the cards more like they were priced back then!?

[rats60]

Originally Posted by packs

I don't think it's silly. These sets exist to connect the modern collector to the past collector. Modern collectors have no experience with gum in packs. And past collectors haven't had that experience in a long time. Short of putting gum into packs, this seems like a reasonable connection to the past and present. And collecting cards is supposed to be fun.

How does this connect to the past? I've never had a gum stain on a card except when opening a 1954 pack in 1988. I agree with those saying it's dumb. I used to love Heritage, but Topps has ruined the brand, in my opinion.