Very Sad

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

When the creators of these cards line up at the pearly gates, I can see St Peter taking a 2nd look at his clipboard and saying, "Hold on a minute, you're the bastard who cut up the Babe Ruth bat to make a baseball card? Yeah, sorry you can't come in."

Hahaha !!! Good post!

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

I'm not sure I understand this. It's a piece of the bat that's been shaved off and placed in the card? How does it fit in there?

Ultra-modern cards are very thick. I don't think it was shaved off. The bat was probably cut-up in one of those jigsaw machines and a big piece was put inside the card. As for the other pieces, they'll be used to make more stupid 1 of 1 cards in the future.

[MGHPro]

That’s post career , at best it’s a coachs bat .

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

That’s post career , at best it’s a coachs bat .

Could it be a pro stock bat? For example, made after Ruth's death? I'm asking because I don't know how long H&B made bats with Ruth's signature on the barrel.

If that's the case, no great loss to the hobby, but somewhat misleading for the person who will likely grossly overpay for that card.

[Trublubrucru]

What kind of proof can Topps provide on the origin of the bat? Are there before pictures of the bat before it was hacked up? Why in the world if it is a 1/1 created to be exclusive did they chop off part of the nameplate? Make a Jumbo card with a redemption card in the pack. Short sighted stupidity agreed, and greed

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by Trublubrucru

What kind of proof can Topps provide on the origin of the bat? Are there before pictures of the bat before it was hacked up? Why in the world if it is a 1/1 created to be exclusive did they chop off part of the nameplate? Make a Jumbo card with a redemption card in the pack. Short sighted stupidity

Totally agree about the name plate.

I expect their proof as to the game use is based on someone's opinion but I'm sure they have pics of the actual bat for provenance.

Not sure from just the partial name plate how MGH can tell it is post career but I would assume there is a tell and he is correct.

A lot of value lost if indeed it is post career.

Still, it is a neat card that someone will enjoy pulling from a pack or who knows it might still be a redemption scenario.

It will be valuable either way and will probably drive sales of the product it is slated to be in!

Pack/box openers are obviously gamblers and why not have a big prize possible from a pull.

I'm sure when it is pulled there will be a lot of media craze which will be good for Fanatics/Topps.

Their business is selling sports cards, not full size game used bats no matter the historical significance.

[Trublubrucru]

Unfortunately, Fanatics has entered the game used bat arena. Just saw(on the website) they have a Pete Alonzo gamer from '21 for $3500.00. Yeah!

[rand1com]

Yes, Fanatics will be in all areas of the hobby overall but the Topps card brand will not be selling game used bats.

Obviously, they could have inserted a redemption card for the actual game used bat, but they would have lost the thousands of game used swatches they also gleaned from the bat that they can use in many Topps brands going forward.

It is a business for them, not a hobby.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Trublubrucru

What kind of proof can Topps provide on the origin of the bat? Are there before pictures of the bat before it was hacked up? Why in the world if it is a 1/1 created to be exclusive did they chop off part of the nameplate? Make a Jumbo card with a redemption card in the pack. Short sighted stupidity agreed, and greed

Fully agree. How can they justify chopping off a key part of the name plate? At least make it a jumbo that has room to accommodate the full name.

[Trublubrucru]

Most Ruth bats have Trademark above the name. Genuine didn't become a standard til the forties. The Square 'G' in genuine was used on some bats from '46-48.(Malta Book). Most popular endorsed players would have Trademark stamped on the bat to protect their names as valuable assets, with Ruth being the biggest name

[esd10]

These are the same companies that cut up addie joss pants or a john mcgraw jersey for profit so this does not surprise me in the slightest.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

That’s post career , at best it’s a coachs bat .

That would make it way better but as a bat collector it still saddens me. Heck I even cringe when I see Wade Boggs store models cut up to make silly(to me) coat racks and such.