Some of these buybacks are a bit silly

[mrmopar]

I don't get the point of a buyback card that isn't marked in a special way to differentiate it from the same cards issued in the year they were made. Clearly some people collect them and some do not, but I'd hardly consider it ruined. Topps printed way too many cards to say stamping a handful each year has ruined them, especially when they are not pristine originals. There are plenty more unmarked cards where those came from.

Again, is a unmolested 1973 Tim Foli going to make anyone happy, pulling it from a 2023 pack? I highly doubt one single person would really care with the price of packs sitting at $3-5 and more. Because of what they have become though, I would bet multiple people would welcome a foil embossed 1973 Tim Foli from a 2023 pack.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

Topps printed way too many cards to say stamping a handful each year has ruined them, especially when they are not pristine originals. There are plenty more unmarked cards where those came from.

I agree except for print freaks like this, I wish it didn't have the stamp. I remember seeing a stamped 1978 Topps Bump Wills with the black circle print flaw that ruined the card.