Card Companies and "Game Used" Cards

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Card Companies and "Game Used" Cards

I did it one time for the fun of it......if you have a game used card that has a thickness where the jersey piece is, you can easily slip it right inside the card

It might be fun to just put in some swatches that don't make any sense. Like put a purple swatch of jersey into a Brett Favre card. The sad thing is, if you put on eBay, it would probably sell!

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Card Companies and "Game Used" Cards

Speaking of unexplained swatches, what the heck jersey is this from???

http://cgi.ebay.com/JIMMY-SMITH-2002-LEAF-CERTIFIED-4-COLOR-PATCH-08-50_W0QQitemZ160111708629QQihZ006QQcategoryZ56133QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Card Companies and "Game Used" Cards

Speaking of unexplained swatches, what the heck jersey is this from???

http://cgi.ebay.com/JIMMY-SMITH-2002...QQcmdZViewItem

Well, this has really been bugging me, but it appears the swatch on this Jimmy Smith jersey is from a Patriots jersey??? Compare to this Maroney:

http://cgi.ebay.com/LAURENCE-MARONEY-4-clr-patch-absolute-ed-to-50-HOT_W0QQitemZ110119476213QQihZ001QQcategoryZ655QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Any body have any idea what to make of this??

[otismalibu]

Re: Card Companies and "Game Used" Cards

UD could cut up a Wheaties box and make 100 Breakfast of Champions cards and they would sell. Number them and they'll sell for more. And of course, the numbered pieces with more than one color would fetch the most.

[frikativ54]

Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

Well, I was on eBay, and I find this interesting card:

http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-UD-Premier-Bat-Barrel-MARK-TEIXIRA-1-5_W0QQitemZ310036096866QQihZ021QQcategoryZ149905QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Take a look at that sticker. I wonder how many of these supposed "game-used" cards are of dubious authenticity?

[3arod13]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

I don't beleive many of these so called "game used" pieces in cards are legit and authentic (bats, jerseys, etc.)

Upperdeck buys many "so called" game used items from people and not directly from the players or their teams. There's no way to prove authenticity for all pieces they buy.

I recall years back, the Manny Ramirez Game Used Bat card. There was a piece of cork in it. It was big news, however, Manny Ramirez denied it was his bat (of course). However, Upperdeck stood behind its authenticity.

My problem with game used stuff today is, most aren't used by players because they like it or have used it for some time, it's made for them to swing a bat a few times, put a jersey on then take it off, etc., for the sole purpose of selling it as "Game Used."

I don't trust much of today's stuff.

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

I will harken back to a Jimmy Smith patch card that had a piece of a patch from a Patriots jersey in it. Now that is authentic!!! NOT!

[David]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

I have heard there are forgeries of these cards, in that patches and cloth are switched. For example, to gu card collectors, a button or certain color pattern can be extra desirable, so forgers will take out the original cloth piece and insert a fake piece.

[Texans]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

Upper Deck first used to put on the back of the card that you have a received a game used jersey. Now the wording on the back of the card states you received a piece of memorabilia that has been certified as having been used in a game. I think they change the wording to cover themselves. I thought card companies obtain there jersey through the league or players but they seem to buy them from auction house. There was an Albert Pujols game used card and it has an ASI logo on it.


Jojo

[frikativ54]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

Upper Deck first used to put on the back of the card that you have a received a game used jersey. Now the wording on the back of the card states you received a piece of memorabilia that has been certified as having been used in a game. I think they change the wording to cover themselves. I thought card companies obtain there jersey through the league or players but they seem to buy them from auction house. There was an Albert Pujols game used card and it has an ASI logo on it.


Jojo

That's a really good point. I had never realized that the wording had changed until you mentioned it. That is a really good way to cover up for any possible authenticity issues - to say it has been certified to you that it is authentic. Not that it is authentic in and of itself, but that someone has told you it's real.

I can't understand the game-used craze anyway. You'll see a piece of a cut-up patch and wish that it were whole. Why do they cut it up? So people can own a part of a piece of history. Just ridiculous IMHO. I sold off most of my game-used, and I found that you could sell it off and buy a whole game-used jersey for the money you make on your "investment".

[indyred]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

What the heck kind of bat is that supposed to be? His name on the barrel looks like it's a sticker.

[Eric]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

Here's the pic

[kylehess10]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

What the heck kind of bat is that supposed to be? His name on the barrel looks like it's a sticker.

I believe that's a Muzino model bat

[suave1477]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

I remember sepcifally 2 cards that stood out to me that were obvious fakes and since then has made me question buying those game used cards and should make members here buying any game used cards.

#1 Upper Deck Game Used Jersey card of Paplebons Jersey from an All Star Game - IMPOSSIBLE!!! - A member here owns that exact Jersey they claim theres to be.

#2 Another card company showing a Darryl Strawberry game used Jersey Patch card. IMPOSSIBLE!!! The colors of the patch never matched any Patch Strawberry ever wore.


NOW I WANT EVERY MEMBER HERE TO BARE THESE 2 EXAMPLES IN MIND WHEN PURCHASING YOUR NEXT GAME USED CARD!!!

[HENMICK44]

Re: Authenticity & "Game Used" Baseball Cards

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