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Touched by Greatness video - charleybrown - 05-23-2012
I am a huge Ripken fan. I have been following the Cal Ripken "Touched by Greatness" redemption cards on eBay. While looking at a listing I saw a link to a youtube video of Cal giving his "hand print" .
I am glad I did not place any bids before seeing the video. Cal was wearing a batting glove while hand printing the cards. IMO i think think it is a little misleading. I bet most collectors thought he would give a straight hand print.
What do you think? Is the archives ad misleading? Does the batting glove take away from the value and personal touch of each card?
RE: Touched by Greatness video - jukeboxhero77 - 05-23-2012
Probably for identity theft reasons is why they used the batting glove.
RE: Touched by Greatness video - elfeo013 - 05-23-2012
I don't see why Ripken would want anybody having his fingerprints. That's just a little creeepy. If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure Ripken touched the card at one point or another.
RE: Touched by Greatness video - motu79 - 05-24-2012
Yeah, you could tell from the pre-sale ad that he was wearing a glove. You could see the design in the ink. I didn't think they would let him use his real fingerprints.