Modern SPs of Vintage players

[Lucas00]

Not sure if it's a sp but I pulled this one from a pack in the late 2000s and really like it.

[G1911]

Stadium Clubs are a much better buy, as they aren't SP's and feature the same style of 'unusual photographs of older timers'. This is the only SP I've bought. If they were base I'd get them all each year, but the artificially short supply makes me usually pass.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by G1911

This is the only SP I've bought. If they were base I'd get them all each year, but the artificially short supply makes me usually pass.

Ha, I'm going to guess that is Frank as a justice on the Kangaroo Court:

https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-kangar...rank-robinson/

[skelly423]

I love that Frank Robinson, thanks for sharing

[G1911]

I try to stick to my set building, but Judge Frank was too cool not to grab.

I really like the rebooted Stadium Club line, where the greats are regular base cards and use similarly uncommon and excellent photographs.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by G1911

I try to stick to my set building, but Judge Frank was too cool not to grab.

I really like the rebooted Stadium Club line, where the greats are regular base cards and use similarly uncommon and excellent photographs.

Especially this Johnny Bench card to haunt the dreams of small children everywhere.

[Rich Klein]

If printing cards of the retired greats and famous people get a few collectors interested in older baseball and cards, then I'm all for that

Rich

[rats60]

Originally Posted by G1911

Stadium Clubs are a much better buy, as they aren't SP's and feature the same style of 'unusual photographs of older timers'. This is the only SP I've bought. If they were base I'd get them all each year, but the artificially short supply makes me usually pass.

This is where I am. I used to collect the Heritage sets each year, but when they started getting crazy with SP cards, I just quit buying their cards. Artificially creating scarcity is just a big turn off for me and I am no longer interested in modern cards because of it.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by rats60

This is where I am. I used to collect the Heritage sets each year, but when they started getting crazy with SP cards, I just quit buying their cards. Artificially creating scarcity is just a big turn off for me and I am no longer interested in modern cards because of it.

It's very annoying in Heritage. 100 SP's at 8 per box, and with Topps collation a new box will produce 100% ones I don't have or 100% duplicates. I just build a base, keep the SP numbers I get, and leave it at that. It's not worth $2-$10 a card to finish. A lot of years all the big names are SP's, which just makes it even less fun.

The Stadium Club old timers are fun, I pick them out of quarter boxes at my local show. Great looking cards and no artificial scarcity. Not as cool as a playing days card, but basically free

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by rats60

This is where I am. I used to collect the Heritage sets each year, but when they started getting crazy with SP cards, I just quit buying their cards. Artificially creating scarcity is just a big turn off for me and I am no longer interested in modern cards because of it.

I agree, I would never buy a short printed card. That is the only reason I don't have a 1952 Topps Mantle.

[toppcat]

I don't usually go for this stuff but that Paige card is sweet!

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

I agree, I would never buy a short printed card. That is the only reason I don't have a 1952 Topps Mantle.

Lucky for you, Mickey is a double print instead of a short print in its series.

[G1911]

I really like the Gypsy Queen Paige in the 2015 set, that uses the same photograph.