Cards that might have been...

[bobw]

Here's a 1973 Topps Phoebus I made a while back



Also a 1969 Tony Horton

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by bobw

Here's a 1973 Topps Phoebus I made a while back

That's as cool as the other side of the pillow! Do you have any copies of that card actually made up and possibly for sale, and do you make requests?

[bobw]

I do not have any already made up but it can be done, however it does not have any back design. I also do requests if I have a photo or if you can provide a photo. Private Message me a list of players, the teams and years and I'll see what I can do and let you know a price.

[con40]

These I printed off of a website of a guy who made some masterful looking "what if" cards. I wish I culd remember the site, there were a number of great looking cards there.

Funny how the internet works... those are designs that I have done over the years. Three of those were offset printed and handed out as promos at card shows so who knows how they got around. The '54 Mantle was just a prototype I posted on CU a long time ago that I've since improved.

I have a library of dozens of these that I've done. Got to start me a blog like Bob Lemke (the master of ersatz cards) has done.

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by bobw

Here's a 1973 Topps Phoebus I made a while back



Also a 1969 Tony Horton

Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool. I've always wanted a '69 Horton for use with my Strat O Matic computer sim replay. Gonna copy and paste into my player file when I get home tonight. Thanks! P.S. Can you do a '69 Donn Clendenon in a Mets uniform?

[sycks22]

Love this thread

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Can you do a '69 Donn Clendenon in a Mets uniform?

This wasn't directed to me, but I thought it would be fun to do since I had never done a "what if" card before. Here is my quick version.

The photo is from a google image search and is a LIFE copyrighted picture.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

This wasn't directed to me, but I thought it would be fun to do since I had never done a "what if" card before. Here is my quick version.

The photo is from a google image search and is a LIFE copyrighted picture.

Oh great. Now you will print a corrected version with "Donn" and we variation collectors will have to look for both versions .

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Oh great. Now you will print a corrected version with "Donn" and we variation collectors will have to look for both versions .

Oops. haha. Yeah I need to fix that. Even in the fake card world we need Error cards. This may remain an UER... at least until I get back to my design computer during the work week again.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Oops. haha. Yeah I need to fix that. Even in the fake card world we need Error cards. This may remain an UER... at least until I get back to my design computer during the work week again.

make sure you put a squirrel on it this time too!!!

[ksfarmboy]

Surprised a 1952 Topps Whitey Ford hasn't been done.

[CW]

Cool thread!

I put this together with Corel photopaint some time ago -- a 1971 Topps Greatest Moments Roberto Clemente card commemorating his 3,000th hit:




Also, a collector has created an interesting blog about Cards That Never Were which recently featured this blog post about two of my favorite "guilty pleasures": Rush and baseball cards. Geddy Lee needed a baseball card!

[bn2cardz]

Okay here is a corrected Donn card. Turns out there is a WL variation also.

Originally Posted by novakjr

make sure you put a squirrel on it this time too!!!

I added one for you as well it is a tough SSP though so good luck finding this one for less that $600.

[Cliff Bowman]

[QUOTE=bobw;961636]Here's a 1973 Topps Phoebus I made a while back



Bobw, great job on this card and the other "Might Have Been" cards that you made for me. I highly recommend your work.

[David W]

[QUOTE=Cliff Bowman;964536]

Originally Posted by bobw

Here's a 1973 Topps Phoebus I made a while back



Bobw, great job on this card and the other "Might Have Been" cards that you made for me. I highly recommend your work.

OK - I finally have to ask, why the interest in a 73 Tom Phoebus?????

[bobw]

Mr Bowman wanted some customs cards made of players who played for the Cubs but never had a card by Topps..... Here are the other cards I made for him