Chronicles of Cardfoolery #8: Ridiculous 1 of 1's

[sanjosefuji]

I think I'm starting to lose it. Seriously. I just dropped $3.98 on this:

2013 A Sign of History Kurt Suzuki 1 of 1

Hold on... let me turn it around for you so you can get a better look:

It's time to bust a little Elizabeth Barrett Browning on you. How much does the production of this card annoy me? Let me count the ways.

#1 - They took a nine year old baseball card and chopped it up. For goodness sakes... they cut off Kurt's head. Here's what the original card looked like:

Courtesy of COMC

#2 - They encapsulated the card. Why? I honestly have nothing against grading companies, but it seems like in this particular instance... it's such a waste of plastic. Don't get me wrong... I love Kurt. He's my favorite player. But for a 2013 product (if you can call this a product), why would you encapsulate a backup catcher?

#3 - They certify this autograph to be authentic. But who the heck is A Sign of History?What makes these guys autograph experts?Maybe they held a private signing with him.

#4 - They slapped a 1 of 1 label on it. Really?Is this the future of 1/1's?

But who's really to blame for this "cardfoolery"? The people who came up with this laughable product or the foolish, shortJapaneseguy who bought the card?

Wait... I'm not sure I want to hear your response to that question.

Happy Thursday and sayonara!

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[ctau00]

I feel your pain buddy and I'm laughing with, not at you!!!

[azdbacks1998]

Dude, my whole collection is nothing but 1/1's!!!! All the blemishes, slight surface scratches, corner dings, or jersey pieces, or autos are ALL 100% unique to MY card only ...and there is not ONE other like it in the world....that means I own ALL 1/1's.......right?

[ctau00]

Fuji - I take it back, no longer laughing... stumbled on the following and it seems like you got yourself one helluva bargain, not to mention Suzuki is one of the very few recognizable names. items in Significant Signatures 123 store on eBay!

[sanjosefuji]

I try to promote positive thinking to my students... so I have to admit, I like your point of view. Maybe I should put my signature on every card in my collection... and then everything in my collection will be 1/1's too.

Dude, my whole collection is nothing but 1/1's!!!! All the blemishes, slight surface scratches, corner dings, or jersey pieces, or autos are ALL 100% unique to MY card only ...and there is not ONE other like it in the world....that means I own ALL 1/1's.......right?

The last time I checked, there were a few decent names on this guy's site. But he also was looking for bigger $$$. Gotta give this guy credit... he was creative and as long as there are collectors like me who buy his stuff, he'll continue to do it.

Fuji - I take it back, no longer laughing... stumbled on the following and it seems like you got yourself one helluva bargain, not to mention Suzuki is one of the very few recognizable names. items in Significant Signatures 123 store on eBay!