This post is a control in my experiment with post titles including the word "cardboard" which allegedly causes an increase in views. Will only putting "cards" in the title instead of "cardboard" make this post end up with weaker numbers than my last few posts (that had "cardboard" in the title)? We'll see! Recap post coming soon.
But yeah, Douglas from the dollar store surprised me just the other day with a few nice cards imported from up north.
Tony Gwynn relic! Nice! Looks like a brown pinstripe, which would probably indicate a late 80s uniform, despite the photo used looking like a few years later.
I think I've only got a couple other In The Game cards in my collection. I don't know much about the company, but looks like they're based in Canada and put out hockey cards as far back as the 90s. Then in the 00s, after exclusive sports card licenses became a thing, they started putting out unlicensed hockey cards, and also began putting out unlicensed baseball cards.
A couple modern Padres. Dig that green Franmil Reyes. He's been a bright spot for San Diego this year. His 13 homers lead the club.
Mike Thompson didn't fare great in the majors and has been out of the game for years, but still, always kinda neat to get a certified auto in a blind trade.
And lastly some old school oddballs. I don't recall seeing those General Mills stickers before, but the bilingual text indicates they're a Canadian release. Cool addition to my Garvey PC.
And I love vintage Winfield cards I need, and hell, I love 70s Hostess cards in general and will likely try collecting them all at some point down the line after I finish the majority of the other many sets I'm currently working on. So yeah, this one's a hit for me!
Big thanks, Doug! I'll round up a return for you shortly.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
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Friday, May 17, 2019
Sunday, May 8, 2016
My Return to Making Custom Cards
You might recall there was recently a bit of drama over my custom cards that paid homage to designs from Topps. It all worked out fine, but expect my custom cards to feature non-Topps designs going forward.
As an aside, the other day I stumbled upon an eBay seller offering "reprints" that were clearly unlicensed counterfeits he made. The cards are identical front and back to each classic card being copied, with no distinguishing reprint marks/notation. While his listings clearly state the card is an "awesome reprint" there's nothing stopping someone from acquiring one and turning around and trying to pass it off as the read deal. I suspect the counterfeit Mike Schmidt RC I bought a few months ago might've been made by this guy. The person who sold it to me may or may not have known it was a fake (chances are they knew). At least I was able to spot it and get a refund. A young and/or casual card collector not familiar with vintage card stock could easily be duped into thinking such cards are authentic. I tweeted to Topps with a link to the guy asking if they could do something about stopping him. I didn't get a response from them, and the guy still seems to be at it. And I'm sure there are several more sellers just like him on eBay, pumping counterfeits into the hobby and getting away with it by calling them reprints. I just think it's kind of bullshit that my harmless "cards that never were"-type customs rile up Topps' legal department, yet blatant counterfeits that are clearly polluting the hobby don't seem to be a priority for them to deal with.
But anyways...
While thinking of classic designs I could use for customs that would be unlikely to step on toes, I immediately thought of Hostess box-bottom cards from the 70s. Simple and beloved, those seemed like fun designs to work with. I doubt anyone currently at Hostess is even aware the company ever put out cards, and I'm sure baseball cards are nowhere to be found in their business plan, so I don't think it's going to ruffle any feathers if I pay tribute to these classic 70s oddballs.
I've made a dozen so far, using the design from the first year of the Hostess cards, 1975.
My idea is to whip up a custom set of current stars and hot rookies, probably around 36 or so different cards. Perhaps I'll make it an annual "Heritage" type thing and do a custom set next year using the 1976 Hostess design.
As a nod to the originals, in addition to separate "cut" cards, I've also been making "uncut panels" featuring 3 cards. I figured I'd make the panels "limited" for the heck of it, so each panel is #'d /25 in the upper right corner. (and yes, the 12/25 panel will be my personal copy, of course!)
Keep an eye out for more from this set soon as I get around to making them.
And please get in touch if you're interested in scoring yourself any of these. I've got a few to spread around. Thanks!
As an aside, the other day I stumbled upon an eBay seller offering "reprints" that were clearly unlicensed counterfeits he made. The cards are identical front and back to each classic card being copied, with no distinguishing reprint marks/notation. While his listings clearly state the card is an "awesome reprint" there's nothing stopping someone from acquiring one and turning around and trying to pass it off as the read deal. I suspect the counterfeit Mike Schmidt RC I bought a few months ago might've been made by this guy. The person who sold it to me may or may not have known it was a fake (chances are they knew). At least I was able to spot it and get a refund. A young and/or casual card collector not familiar with vintage card stock could easily be duped into thinking such cards are authentic. I tweeted to Topps with a link to the guy asking if they could do something about stopping him. I didn't get a response from them, and the guy still seems to be at it. And I'm sure there are several more sellers just like him on eBay, pumping counterfeits into the hobby and getting away with it by calling them reprints. I just think it's kind of bullshit that my harmless "cards that never were"-type customs rile up Topps' legal department, yet blatant counterfeits that are clearly polluting the hobby don't seem to be a priority for them to deal with.
But anyways...
While thinking of classic designs I could use for customs that would be unlikely to step on toes, I immediately thought of Hostess box-bottom cards from the 70s. Simple and beloved, those seemed like fun designs to work with. I doubt anyone currently at Hostess is even aware the company ever put out cards, and I'm sure baseball cards are nowhere to be found in their business plan, so I don't think it's going to ruffle any feathers if I pay tribute to these classic 70s oddballs.
I've made a dozen so far, using the design from the first year of the Hostess cards, 1975.
My idea is to whip up a custom set of current stars and hot rookies, probably around 36 or so different cards. Perhaps I'll make it an annual "Heritage" type thing and do a custom set next year using the 1976 Hostess design.
As a nod to the originals, in addition to separate "cut" cards, I've also been making "uncut panels" featuring 3 cards. I figured I'd make the panels "limited" for the heck of it, so each panel is #'d /25 in the upper right corner. (and yes, the 12/25 panel will be my personal copy, of course!)
Keep an eye out for more from this set soon as I get around to making them.
And please get in touch if you're interested in scoring yourself any of these. I've got a few to spread around. Thanks!
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