The Collectability of Oddballs, Variations, Fakes & Customs

[mouschi]

Last but not least, I thought I'd show off a few extra customs. Why? Because if you are as sick as I am, you know that the card companies simply aren't making enough variations (ha!)

I present to you some 1976 Topps Yankees legends:



and 1976 Topps ....



Finally, some Chipper Jones love in NNOF, Superfractor and Wax Box bottom form:



Worry not, folks - the backs of my work mention they are not "real" just in case they do slip into the wrong hands at some point down the road
One last thing: Last week, I was picked up as a freelance writer / columnist for Sports Collectors Daily! My first article has been published about finding good local deals and flipping them. Check it out! Who knows? You might just see some more articles of mine in other outlets in the future

Anyway, that about does it for this article. I hope to hear from you about your cool odd ball / variation / error finds. More importantly, I hope to hear about your Canseco stuff that I don't have!

[ullmandds]

i like the rock finding analogy...i love looking for cool rocks!!!!

[brian1961]

I would like to chime in with regard to the niche of custom cards, otherwise known as fantasy cards. Succinctly put, I love them. They will likely never rise in value; nevertheless, the emotional and visual reward they have given me has been well worth the time and effort I put into crafting them. Some of them I have made with hired help. It was very costly. Be that as it may, the end result was stunning and utter joy to me, and, truth be told---unusually fulfilling. The latter I'm referring to were done in conjunction with my book on postwar regional / food issues, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. With the vital assistance of a computer graphic artist, I lovingly created fantasy 1954 Wilson Franks cards of Mickey Mantle and Jackie Robinson. I absolutely love them. Naturally, I had printed on the backsides, in an innocuous spot, the year they were printed.


Must go. Fantasy cards complement my vintage card collection nicely, what's left of it.

Kind regards, Brian Powell