I didn't know a piece of fabric could be this expensive...

[Sean1125]

Does anyone else feel this price is absolutely ridiculous?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Nationa...40927888345%26

[Michael B]

That is a piece of a baseball. I don't get it. Unless they cut up a baseball signed by Johnson, how could they prove this.

[packs]

Looks like a piece of a baseball to me too.

[CW]

Sold for just over $900. If nothing else, at least it's nice to know modern collectors can still appreciate a player like Walter Johnson. Still hate seeing historical balls/jerseys being cut up, though.

[deadballfreaK]

I have to go puke.

[JBird]

the thing that sells this card is its rarity. the card is serial numbered to 5 that makes the price jump quite a bit. the pieces they insert in the cards that are vintage come from the baseball archives but on the back of the card it usually says something along the lines of this was a game used ball that we cannot guarantee was used by this player in any specific game. its like the jersey swatch cards. only the company knows where it came from. could be a warm up jersey, a spring training or reg season jersey. thats why those dont sell as high unless it is multi colored and serial numbered. the big GU cards right now are the bat knobs.

[brob28]

Originally Posted by Michael B

That is a piece of a baseball. I don't get it. Unless they cut up a baseball signed by Johnson, how could they prove this.

Agreed Mike. Even if they could prove it. Once it's cut up into a quarter inch piece it looses all value and interest to me.

[Runscott]

Do any of you really believe that some company bought a baseball used by Walter Johnson in an actual baseball game, and then cut it up in to little pieces?

First of all, such balls are rare - anyone know of any?

This has a 99.9% chance of being bullshit.

[Michael B]

These cards are like the Franklin Mint of sports collectables. When I see someone pay $13,000+ for an Andrew Luck signed card 1/1 it makes me wonder. Do they think they are going to recoup their money on that 'investment'? You could buy a document signed by Abraham Lincoln for that amount of money. You could also assemble a nice Football, Baseball, Basketball or Hockey HOF autograph collection for that. You may not get everyone, but you could still have a very nice collection.

[Shoele$$]

Originally Posted by Michael B

These cards are like the Franklin Mint of sports collectables. When I see someone pay $13,000+ for an Andrew Luck signed card 1/1 it makes me wonder. Do they think they are going to recoup their money on that 'investment'?

It boggles my mind as well, same thing with the guy who dropped $16,000 on an Andrew Luck Chrome Superfractor last year. He will NEVER see that $16,000 again as it will only go down from here. It's the silliest trend in modern card collecting. It doesn't matter how "rare" these new shiny cards are or how great that particular player plays, they will never retain their value over time like vintage cards.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Do any of you really believe that some company bought a baseball used by Walter Johnson in an actual baseball game, and then cut it up in to little pieces?

First of all, such balls are rare - anyone know of any?

This has a 99.9% chance of being bullshit.

Why is your estimate so low?? I'd personally put it at a 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999% chance of BS.

[JBird]

i agree with all of you and as a modern collector i am not into the jersey swatches, bat slivers, etc. im trying to actually dump most of the ones i have pulled from the packs. the autos seem legit tho. topps has been kind enough to back up their authenticity by posting pictures of the players actually signing the cards or stickers for the cards.
i did have 1 crazy thought tho. what if i could collect enough jersey swatches to pull them all out of the card (they are worthless anyways even the jumbos dont sell high) and make a t-shirt out of all those pieces?
crazy? yes. could it work? might just have to find out.
im gonna copyright this idea. theres gotta be some crazy guy that will buy that shirt right???