Just makes you want to cry...

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

My comment post may not make it past the moderator :

A stupid “card” created by stupid people who don’t care about our stupid hobby

There is a video on youtube somewhere of the "room" where all this cut up stuff is kept. They have the raw items to be cut waiting their doom. they show some jerseys and bats and stuff. (big names like Babe Ruth, etc.) It's like death row only for sports memorabilia. But the guy who worked there and ran the "room" was excited as heck that they were making these 'collectibles' available to the hobby.

[Orioles1954]

Ascribing human emotions to inanimate objects?

[tbob]

Just a damn shame, damn shame. That's my 2 cents....

[packs]

If it makes you guys feel any better at least with all the mistakes third party authenticators make I'm sure a huge portion of this memorabilia came from a store model or a souvenir.

[Matt]

I missed where it says this is a GU Joe Jax bat? Maybe this is just a store model?

[travrosty]

Here it is

Topps relic room

look away if you cant stomach it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzDa5jgVV-8


wilt chamberlain game used jersey (Philadelphia jersey), Bill Walton game used jersey, jim brown game used jersey, mickey mantle game used jersey, bats of Williams, Mantle, Josh Gibson.

[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by travrosty

Here it is

Topps relic room

look away if you cant stomach it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzDa5jgVV-8


wilt chamberlain game used jersey (Philadelphia jersey), jim brown game used jersey, mickey mantle game used jersey, bats of Williams, Mantle, Josh Gibson.

I'm feeling nauseous...

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by travrosty

Here it is

Topps relic room

look away if you cant stomach it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzDa5jgVV-8


wilt chamberlain game used jersey (Philadelphia jersey), Bill Walton game used jersey, jim brown game used jersey, mickey mantle game used jersey, bats of Williams, Mantle, Josh Gibson.

At the 3:30 mark the guy actually says that they have game worn pants of "Yogi Bear"... I kid you not.

[sylbry]

Originally Posted by Matt

I missed where it says this is a GU Joe Jax bat? Maybe this is just a store model?

That's what I was thinking as well. Who said it was his gamer?

Keep in mind card companies have been buying and inserting fake jerseys and bats into relic cards for some time.

Just another example of people making a buck off of the destruction of the hobby. Lump card companies in with JO Sports, Lou Lampson, Steve Jensen, Coaches Corner, that p.o.s. Justin Priddy, and the rest.

[Wymers Auction]

I really hated that video especially that excited guy chopping up these pieces of history. I really do not mind the modern memorabilia cards all that much. I believe today there is plenty of manufactured memorabilia to meet the supply. In the days of Joe Jackson and Josh Gibson that was not the case.