tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593587840524167914.post4214877186071567812..comments2023-08-21T03:25:43.657-07:00Comments on Cardboard Mania: Poll Archives: Are pop culture, historical and political cards a good fit for sports card products?Andrew Harnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11325840784620493453noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593587840524167914.post-14477233260752458352008-08-05T17:16:00.000-07:002008-08-05T17:16:00.000-07:00Thank you Fielder for realizing the point of this....Thank you Fielder for realizing the point of this. I don't care that they are thrown in every now and then. A&G wouldn't be A&G without them. The sets that pay homage to the original sets or to a theme (Topps American Pie and A&G) are OK, but why does regular Topps and Upper Deck have to have these types of cards?Andrew Harnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325840784620493453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593587840524167914.post-5198474446097991242008-08-05T15:39:00.000-07:002008-08-05T15:39:00.000-07:00Well, Allen & Ginter is pretty much *the* most...Well, Allen & Ginter is pretty much *the* most popular baseball card set, and it's filled with non-athletes. So there are definitely a lot of collectors that like the idea. I think the key is that the card companies shouldn't overdo it and have non-athlete cards in every product. If it's only a few products per year, then I'm fine with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593587840524167914.post-38081225897156641132008-08-05T14:34:00.000-07:002008-08-05T14:34:00.000-07:00I don't understand how you get off basically think...I don't understand how you get off basically thinking I don't love this hobby. I'm not the only one who has talked about these things in the blogsphere. This issue is not as widespread as others, but there is still a concern especially since companies are now producing non-sports sets. Shouldn't these cards be in those sets? <BR/><BR/>This ISN'T something that will make me leave the hobby by any means. It IS something that needs to be addressed in my opinion though.Andrew Harnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325840784620493453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593587840524167914.post-2776997293910889592008-08-05T08:44:00.000-07:002008-08-05T08:44:00.000-07:00"Issues?" I mean, calling them issues suggests tha..."Issues?" I mean, calling them issues suggests that 1. they're a widespread problem, and 2. there's a call to do something about it. Certainly these things bug you and your peers, but I don't see them being a general issue with collectors. If they were, people wouldn't buy sets with non-baseball inserts. As far as I can tell, stores don't have any problem moving these sets with non-baseball inserts.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, if it's getting real old, and you think it's gimmicky then don't buy the cards. It's a pretty simple solution. But the truth of the matter is, Topps/Upper Deck aren't stupid. Collectors eat this stuff up. Why else would they be doing it?<BR/><BR/>If Topps wants to Photoshop Rudy Guliani into a card, and Upper Deck wants to turn Hillary Clinton into Morganna, then whatever. I have bigger things to worry about. In the mean time, I'll still be collecting baseball cards, since after all, it's just a hobby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593587840524167914.post-49062422065370574982008-08-05T07:13:00.000-07:002008-08-05T07:13:00.000-07:00This is one of many issues I have with this hobby....This is one of many issues I have with this hobby. Please see the poll here:<BR/><BR/>http://cardboardmania.blogspot.com/2008/07/poll-archives-which-of-these-is-biggest.html<BR/><BR/>Those are all bigger issues facing the hobby and you can see quite the discussion about the results.<BR/><BR/>I was fine with these types of cards until they started to appear in every single set that is produced. They got old real fast just like those gimmick cards.Andrew Harnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325840784620493453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593587840524167914.post-75890510264961687502008-08-05T07:05:00.000-07:002008-08-05T07:05:00.000-07:00Historic, cultural, and political inserts are an "...Historic, cultural, and political inserts are an "all-time low?" I think you're really reaching on this one. Baseball is part of pop culture, so it's natural that the two would intersect. You acknowledge that much -- the same sort of thing popped up in 2004, for example. What I fail to see is how this is "bad for the hobby." Really? <I>This</I> is the issue you have with the hobby? Not ultra-high end products, or investors/prospectors?<BR/><BR/>Besides, given the almost complete ignorance by many Americans of anything historic or political, I'm glad they're looking at a card with Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey on it, or reading a card back and finding out about Harriet Beecher Stowe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com