Fake 1/1's

[tim815]

I'll be honest, I'm annoyed by people claiming non- 1/1 s are 1/1 1s. For instance, if someone is hawking a serial numbered Ozzie Smith card (to 1999), I'm no longer surprised when people call most anything a 1/1.

1954? Year he was born. 1/1
13? Gold Gloves
1982? WS Champs.
1? Uniform number. All gotta be 1/1's

What makes any of these more important than, say, 86/1999?

What's that you say? He was picked with the 86th Pick in the 1977 Draft? Add those to the 1/1 list.

I get it. It sounds cool, and maybe reels in more cash in the Auction. It may even make it a more valuable card to the completist. But it isn't a 1/1. Those are limited to the cards that say 1/1.

End soapbox.

 

[Applegate]

I agree 100%

 

[cdahlk2001]

there is a select few that collect those and they consider it a 1/1 one guy on here collected 1/50 50/50 and the jersey number /50 that was his trifecta. if it makes the hobby fun for them so be it. thats what its about finding that one to add to your collection. hence the "Ebay 1/1" as it is now called....

 

[tim815]

George Brett was a 29th pick. All those are 1/1s.

I'm glad I'm not alone on this.

 

[mj23bullsfan]

and the word "RARE". that is another one besides the 1/1's that is getting to be a pain to see all the time.

paul

 

[tim815]

Like those Rare 1987 Donruss boxes?

 

[turkeyred]

It can be said that every Auto is a 1/1, no matter how many cards were signed.

After all, isn't every auto..... in some respect..... a little different?????

LOL!

Paul

 

[gwynn_fan]

Weighing in...I don't mind the ebay stuff, because you should read the whole description...however...I hated it when UD came out in about 2006...with (trying to do this from memory) the 1/1 in which the player had about 100 1/1s only the quote was different or Topps Moments where there could be up to, what, 200 plus Red 1/1 for each hit the guy had!
That kind of saturated the 1/1 market.
Bob

 

[mj23bullsfan]

ya, the topps m & m's are a perfect example!

paul

 

[mintman2]

Let us not forget the 07 spx Ripken 1/1's. They only made 2,632 of those babies !

 

[BoomerSooner]

Marketing, baby!!!

 

[mrmopar]

They are not "fake" 1/1 cards. They are in fact unique cards. If a different border color, line of script on the card or photo make it a unique card, then certainly a different number stamped on the card makes it different from all others.

I don't even mind the people who use 1/1 in their auction listing, as I don't use it as a search criteria. I am bothered by those people who put irrelevant information in their listing, which is basically a keyword spam, or those who are blatant about it. I should not be finding a 1990 Donruss Cal Ripken card or a 1971 Topps Jerry Reuss when I do a Steve Garvey search. I don't care if they are remotely linked by consecutive game streaks or that Garvey's 71 Topps is a key RC in the set and that fact is noted on EVERY SINGLE CARD DESCRIPTION (700+) of a set breakup!

I wish more people would list the whole serial numbers in their listings, but prefer it when the "special" numbers are not noticed or announced.

 

[plopowitz]

"Keyword spam"....

I like that!!!!

Pete

 

[potvin48]

My thought is that any serial numbered card could be considered a 1/1...There are no other cards exactly like each one of them...But in practice, that's lame, kinda like these eBay 1/1's...

I can see it now in an auction:
"Card serial number is 1549/2011, making this a 1/1!"


I hate that.