Stupid relic cards

[rats60]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Yeah! It's new so it's crap!! Only old stuff is cool! Some of you guys sound as ridiculous as the cards you are bashing. I guess my son is a moronic idiot because he likes new cards and not old ones. Anybody want to say that? Smart move, didn't think so. How about like what you like and don't worry about what others collect? How does someone collecting new stuff have any effect on vintage collectors? Just because a 12 year old kid (or a 55 year old man for that matter) doesn't know who Rube Marquard is, doesn't make him stupid. Maybe a shiny card of an older player sparks an interest in finding out about the history of baseball where a T206 holds no interest or value to him (they are small and many are down right ugly).
Food for thought, back to slamming new cards.
PS - by the way, ALL cards were new at some point.

My objection is not that the cards are new. A Trout RC, a Judge RC, etc. is fine. The problem is their turning to gimics to sell cards. Then doing Jersey cards and using fake jerseys (Thorpe). Doing bat cards and using fake bats (Gibson). Doing cut autograph cards with fake cuts (1st 5 hofers). Getting players autographs and not witnessing them and ending up with fakes (Shaq). Now they aren't satisfied with rookie cards and they now put a logo on cards to make "fake rookie cards" years after their real rookie cards. Now they only want to sell to breakers and not hobby stores/dealers. They want their cards to be a form of legalized gambling and not a hobby. So the problem isn't with the cards and when they were made, but the card companies and their business practices.

[orly57]

+10000 to Packs.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by rats60

My objection is not that the cards are new. A Trout RC, a Judge RC, etc. is fine. The problem is their turning to gimics to sell cards. Then doing Jersey cards and using fake jerseys (Thorpe). Doing bat cards and using fake bats (Gibson). Doing cut autograph cards with fake cuts (1st 5 hofers). Getting players autographs and not witnessing them and ending up with fakes (Shaq). Now they aren't satisfied with rookie cards and they now put a logo on cards to make "fake rookie cards" years after their real rookie cards. Now they only want to sell to breakers and not hobby stores/dealers. They want their cards to be a form of legalized gambling and not a hobby. So the problem isn't with the cards and when they were made, but the card companies and their business practices.

Speaking of business practices, artificial scarcity was rampant among pre-war card manufacturers. The Goudey Lajoie is a prime example.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Speaking of business practices, artificial scarcity was rampant among pre-war card manufacturers. The Goudey Lajoie is a prime example.

Goudey sent one to any collector that wrote a letter to them requesting one. One collector was sent 10 of them. Nothing like today where they deliberately make a 1/1, /5, /10, /25, etc.

[MartyFromCANADA]

Originally Posted by rats60

My objection is not that the cards are new. A Trout RC, a Judge RC, etc. is fine. The problem is their turning to gimics to sell cards.

Kind of like the 'gimmick' that the American Tobacco Company used to get young fellas to buy cigarettes back then.

[Runscott]

I just saw a Kyle Seager uni relic card. That should go for about a nickel.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by MartyFromCANADA

Kind of like the 'gimmick' that the American Tobacco Company used to get young fellas to buy cigarettes back then.

Not at all alike. The kids had a product, cigarettes, that they could resell.

[itslarry]

So so many salty old men in this thread.
"Only my bit of old cardboard has value".

[rats60]

Originally Posted by itslarry

So so many salty old men in this thread.
"Only my bit of old cardboard has value".

If you look at the top of the page it says Vintage WW2 and older. Why are you surprised people have a preference for that here?

Up until 2 years ago, I had a huge modern collection. I got tired of all the bs from card companies and sold it off to concentrate on Pre WW2 vintage and Roberto Clemente.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by itslarry

So so many salty old men in this thread.
"Only my bit of old cardboard has value".

Happy holidays. Looking forward to your 32nd post