Hobby Convention

[glynparson]

I believe except maybe in some rare case SGC always goes with how the player is identified on the card. I can think of a number of cards where the player pictured is not the player named on the card yet they are all identified with the written name.

[oldjudge]

Glyn--That's the easy way, but not the correct way

[barrysloate]

Wouldn't it make sense to label the card N403 Anson, but then add an extra line beneath it stating photo actually depicts Ned Williamson? That covers all bases.

Jay says it's Dalrymple; I always thought it was Williamson. I will defer to his expertise.

[Steve D]

Personally, I go by who's pictured on the card. Whereas most collectors call them "wrong player pictured", I call them "wrong caption".

For that reason, I'll consider my T3 HOFer set complete without the Frank Baker/Jack Barry card. For the same reason, I'll never buy an E97/E98 or E90-1 (Cleveland) Cy Young, or any E91-Cs.


Steve

[oldjudge]

If the hobby went by the "wrong player pictured" convention then the Old Judge set would have one additional player, J. Struck, whose name appears below the image of Joe Straus on some copies of pose 442-1. This is not the convention used, and fellow Old Judge collectors anxiously await the first card of Mr. Struck.