Stupid relic cards

[drcy]

Saphire aside, it's a strange design. The blue part looks like a running shoe insole.

[itslarry]

The gems are just aesthetics added to show rarity. Like the colored boarders topps did/does. It's just artificial scarcity. The first issue of flawless basketball looked much much better imho. I have some gasols from it.

[cardsnstuff]

Here's one even better {even though this is my item; I think it's a joke}

https://www.ebay.com/itm/263377660247

[the 'stache]

I'm completely against these relic pieces. Every time I see something like "Babe Ruth used game bat", or, "Lou Gehrig game worn jersey", a part of me dies inside. I suppose if Topps, or Panini, or whoever makes the card pays for the item, they can do what they want, but it's just wrong to me. Why not just insert a random card in one of the ten billion packs they sell with a Willy Wonka-like Golden Ticket.

"Congrats, you've just won a Babe Ruth baseball bat"

Then ship the winner the damned bat in a preservation block to protect the history of the item.

This Gehrig card is just stupid. They printed ten cards (manufactured rarity to begin with, as there's nothing making them special but a foil stamp on the card). Then, as if to somehow make it "extra cool", they hot glued some stupid little piece of plastic.

[rjackson44]

Steve your funny lol hope your well

[Snapolit1]

Not trying to belittle anyone. . . . but you really have to be pretty far out there to think this 2017 concoction is a special collectible, or has some kind of intrinsic value. As someone said, it does look like a piece of plastic that busted off someone's running shoe.

[mark evans]

I agree. I don't know much about marketing (took a 3-hour course in college nearly 50 years ago) but I think I could come up with a better idea for selling cards in my sleep.

[Batpig]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Not trying to belittle anyone. . . . but you really have to be pretty far out there to think this 2017 concoction is a special collectible, or has some kind of intrinsic value. As someone said, it does look like a piece of plastic that busted off someone's running shoe.

I understand what you're saying, and I'm not a fan either, but everyone has their thing. When you boil it down, there's not much of a difference between modern shiny and a T206.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by Batpig

I understand what you're saying, and I'm not a fan either, but everyone has their thing. When you boil it down, there's not much of a difference between modern shiny and a T206.

+1....if anything it's the modern market that drives our hobby. Most modern collectors have also shied away from relics and just want on card certified autographs.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Batpig

When you boil it down, there's not much of a difference between modern shiny and a T206.

totally disagree with this statement, btw!

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Batpig

When you boil it down, there's not much of a difference between modern shiny and a T206.

I'm sure that in some sense this is true. Just like in some ways there's not much difference between a Porsche and a Volkswagon. But for me, I'll take the Green Cobb and the 911.

[cubman1941]

Originally Posted by cardsnstuff

Here's one even better {even though this is my item; I think it's a joke}

https://www.ebay.com/itm/263377660247

Even though I pulled one and have it, I agree. I keep it because I was there looking over the wall so it is a memory for me. I couldn't bring a part of the wall back, but then again, never thought of it at the time.