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| | Thursday, August 10 What has memorabilia market become? | |||||
| ESPN.com I think its great. For a regular person who will never get close enought to a player or getting his bat, ball, or even his uniform. I think a piece of it is worth everything in the eye of the collector, like me. I am a mild collector, and recently I pulled my best card in a pack of 2000 Upper Deck baseball. It was a Mo Vaughn game used jersey. Its not worth that much, say as much as Griffey or Piazza, but to me it was so far the coolest thing I have ever collected. Tom Corday Stanhope, N.J. Cutting, dicing any type of sports memorabilia is nothing more than a survival gimick by the Card companies to make a profit. It only destroys history instead of preserving it. Just imgine if they could get their hands on the sling that slayed Goliath. Stephen Broussard Nashville, Tenn. When I was a kid I collected cards because I was a fan. I ooh-ed and ahh-ed when I got a Marino or a Clayton card because I loved the Dolphins, not because of it's potential future yield. Putting pieces of the game into the cards is mildly interesting, mostly in terms of the money people will spend to acquire them. But when you cut up Babe Ruth's bat or Joe D's jersey ... well that's just a pure travesty. Personally I think they should cut up Scott Boras and J.D. Drew and put them inside little packets of celophane. Lucas Tallahassee, Fla. I am a really big fan of collecting sports memorabilia. I feel that companys can can come up with what ever gimic they want to sell there product but there is one thing they can never change. That is the normal base card of a player from any given set. Chasing those parallel cards can be costly and time consuming. I feel the the normal base card can only go up in value. So while others are chasing these "Pieces of History" and adding them to thier collection I will be focusing on the base cards that ultimaltely become the true ROOKIE card in the end. I sell cards on YAHOO! and get a greater responce to collectors who is looking for the common card. Robert Duffy Pitt, Pa. Why didn't ESPN include zero in its poll - that's the exact amount I would pay for all items. Paul Schlichting Philadelphia, Pa. Sports memorabilia is very appealing to me but with the latest instances I have heard, it is getting a little ridiculous. A piece of Jordan's jersey? A piece of a puck used by Jaromir Jagr? Dan Marino's used sweat sock? C'mon get real. Why not just hang around the court and swab up some sweat from Vince Carter off the floor and smear it on his card. There is a limit as to what I would purchase. Some people just want to be able to say they have "Brett Favre's mouthpiece from training camp 1996." Get a life people. Chris Marshall Syracuse, N.Y. I think that it is wrong to cut up anything that was game used and charge hundreds of dollars for it. This "collector" is paying hundreds (sometimes) thousands of dollars for a piece of card board with about an inch of fabric on it that could be from anything. I would pay a maximum of $100 dollars for a piece of fabric on cardboard with a picture. I think that next they will want to cut up the entire uniforms of these players, including jock straps, and sell them. They probably will take the athletes hair and put that on a card too. They'll do anything to make money. David Stamm Holland, Pa. It's pretty sad when a 5-year-old kid can't just walk up to most professional athletes and ask for an autograph without having his dad reach for their wallet. David Ayers Newburgh, Ind. The recent trend of cutting up memorabilia such as jerseys, balls, nets, and pucks is just another sad indication of the direction sports is headed in...its not about the game at all. Companies would rather get the quick buck and a little media attention than preserve any part of history. What's next? Including a lock of hair or old fingernails in cards? The sports industy has become more of a laughing stock than an enjoyable pastime. Tim Grover Selden, N.Y. A card company is offering insert cards with pieces of the dugout screens in them. That is too far! Mike Bruno Connecticut Having been a memorabilia collector for years (prior to my divorce), I think that the industry has gone WAY overboard in cutting up "Historical" and "Rare" uniforms and game-used items only to make a buck. It took me two years to find a Denkert 3 Finger Model Mickey Mantle Glove. And that was a 'Store' model. Can you imagine how rare a Game Used Mantle 3 Finger Glove is? Christopher R Smith Denver, Colo. We aren't even close to too much yet, wait until they put locks of hair on cards, that would be going a little overboard. Hey look Dad, I got a card with a toenail clipping of Mark McGwire. Tony Barrett East Troy, Wisc. | ALSO SEE Memorabilia that's a cut above Market report: What cards cost Authenticity often in eye of beholder | |||||
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