History being destroyed

[novakjr]

I'm on the fence here. I don't like that they're cutting this stuff up, but I at least understand the reasoning behind it..

We gotta remember that the card companies aren't really creating these things for us. They're creating them for the modern collector and/or typical non-collector who may be enticed by the idea of something like this.

Personally, I don't think it'll be long before we see them cutting up vintage cards as swatches...maybe a t206 Wags, or baltimore new ruth, or a '52 topps mantle, hacked into small pieces and affixed to new cards..

[GrayGhost]

They are doing it STRICTLY for money making, young/new collectors or not. Its a ******* shame. Yeah, give me my Joe Jackson bat sawdust..lovely. Its a slap in the face of history of the game, at the expense of luring people into buying this crap.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

They are doing it STRICTLY for money making, young/new collectors or not. Its a ******* shame. Yeah, give me my Joe Jackson bat sawdust..lovely. Its a slap in the face of history of the game, at the expense of luring people into buying this crap.

Agreed completely. I didn't mean that it was specifically what the young/new guys wanted, but more that it was a strategy that the companies are employing in an attempt to entice people into buying their crap.

[jboosted92]

Originally Posted by novakjr

Agreed completely. I didn't mean that it was specifically what the young/new guys wanted, but more that it was a strategy that the companies are employing in an attempt to entice people into buying their crap.

Overall Supply of Game Used/Worn, will go down, and demand will go up

what will happen in 20 years?

[timzcardz]

Purely for the sake of argument . . .

IF these items were such a sacred part of history, then they wouldn't even be available for purchase by the card companies.

IF it is such an important part of history, is anyone starting an organization to outbid the card companies to acquire these and protect them from this fate?

Unless I'm mistaken, the Hall of Fame will not pay to acquire and protect these pieces of history, and even they have failed in part in this respect in protecting the history entrusted to their care.

Is MLB with it's billions of $$$ buying them up to protect them from destruction?

So aside from a few here, who else considers them worthy of protection as historical treasures to the point that they are willing to put thier money where their mouth is?


[Just some related thoughts and not my personal beliefs.]