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Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - p18mann - 01-18-2010 Hi,<br /> Not that long ago i purchased a pack of Baseball Icons from my local card shop and pulled a Kenshin Kawakami auto rc out of 499. The auto on my card looked different than others on ebay and on here. So when i looked it up in the beckett issue i saw that there was no alternate version of the auto. Please see if you can help me with this.<br /> Thanks<br /> <img class="media" id="fullSizedImage" style="width: 550px; height: 412px" alt="SSPX0664.jpg picture by brianbn" src="http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af81/brianbn/SSPX0664.jpg?t=1263844107" complete="complete" GALLERYIMG="no" /> Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - docisin - 01-19-2010 docisin Wrote:<br />chrisolds Wrote:<br />docisin Wrote:Chris<br /><br /> <br /> "Post a scan showing the different versions together and I will forward it to the fixer along with the info."<br /> <br /> Sorry for the long delay in reply. We just had our third child so it's been a bit busy. <br /> I can only seem to find the gold variation right now, which is a bit concerning for me personally. But once i find them I will post the scans as I think this is an error and the three different color variations should be made available in the Beckett Organize. I also looked on ebay for the different variations and while I can find examples of the three different variations they are not of the same player. <br /> <br /> Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - raylon - 01-20-2010 Is there any where on the this web site to show you who's hot and cold. The old Beckett Baseball Magazine use to show the Top 10 of hot and cold players?<br /> <br /> Helps me know what cards sells better. Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - chrisolds - 01-20-2010 Raylon Wrote:Is there any where on the this web site to show you who's hot and cold. The old Beckett Baseball Magazine use to show the Top 10 of hot and cold players?<br /><br /> <br /> For now, that's more of a magazine exclusive component. However, I think there is something like that on one of our emailed newsletters. Poke around.<br /> Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - popjon - 01-20-2010 grandam1697 Wrote:Chris: We collectors need a full story on this Topps "Relic/Memorabilia" mess. Looks like we are not getting the full story from Topps. It seems to be a big issue with Topps T206 and the Topps Tribute. On the back or front they are stating Game Used Memorabilia or Relic but in fact it might not even be a Game used item from that player. Looks like so far Babe Ruth has been the one everyone has noticed, but Ty Cobb and Jackie Robinson (to name a few) could also be in the mix. Also whos to say that even the current players we aren't getting what they say.<br /><br /> <br /> This crap grinds my gears.. Vol9 No7 Oct. o9 Pages 10,11,12,13. Beckett baseball 4 pages dedicated to this product and Topps Director of Product Development Clay Luraschi. Can we get Clay back for maybe a blurb in a future issue to discuss why he failed to announce seat cards before the product went live. I guess where he states" there will be a few surprises" takes on a new meaning. Shame on Topps with this product and trying to hoodwink collectors. I pulled a"Babes RAINBOW Was Here, maybe" card last night. Garbage.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - chrisolds - 01-20-2010 popjon Wrote:This crap grinds my gears.. Vol9 No7 Oct. o9 Pages 10,11,12,13. Beckett baseball 4 pages dedicated to this product and Topps Director of Product Development Clay Luraschi. Can we get Clay back for maybe a blurb in a future issue to discuss why he failed to announce seat cards before the product went live. I guess where he states" there will be a few surprises" takes on a new meaning. Shame on Topps with this product and trying to hoodwink collectors. I pulled a"Babes RAINBOW Was Here, maybe" card last night. Garbage.<br /> Topps has been contacted (not customer service) on the subject -- and they have yet to respond. However, I think their failure to note the type of memorabilia on cards in Topps 206, Tribute and elsewhere with blurbage was likely a decision to help get the cards made faster so each single card template didn't have to be tweaked during production (time equals money). The lineup and availability of Relic pieces could have changed as well because the company is undoubtedly working on multiple products at the same time. (A LOT of things can change/go wrong during the making of card sets.)<br /> One should note that many of those cards in those products do not have markings -- and in some cases where they do they're sometimes flat-out wrong. Keep in mind that it's not unprecedented at all for them to use stadium seats in Relic cards -- this is a case where they may have botched it.<br /> And a result of this oversight is that collectors have a knee-jerk reaction and fueled conspiracy theories. You can bet Topps didn't want that.<br /> Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - chrisolds - 01-21-2010 docisin Wrote:I also looked on ebay for the different variations and while I can find examples of the three different variations they are not of the same player. <br /><br /> <br /> You may be answering your own question here with this set -- but I wasn't going to tell you cards didn't exist if you had them because plenty is possible with foil stamping and the potential for errors. I'm pretty sure that there are different colors -- but not for the same players. Keep looking and let me know.<br /> Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - chrisolds - 01-21-2010 manning da man Wrote:Hi,<br /><br /> <br /> I'll pass it along to the Price Guide crew. It could have just been an oversight.<br /> Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - p18mann - 01-21-2010 thanks <br /> hopefully thats a short print Beckett Baseball: Ask the editor - bigguy219 - 01-24-2010 Chris,<br /> How often are the lists of semistars, minor stars, etc. updated on older sets? Recently I've been adding thousands of 1990s and 2000s cards into My Organize and suspect some of the 'star' categories are a bit outdated. Any 'behind the scenes' information on how the 'star' lists are made and kept up-to-date? |