In
my continued search to add young Mariners to my team collection I hunt down
autographs of players like Chris Taylor, who after playing 47 games following
his call-up late last season is expected to make a run as the team’s starting
Shortstop in 2015.
I
came across an odd autograph, it was Taylor’s 2014 Bowman Chrome but not his “Official" autograph that was packed out by Topps. It was a sorta-IP autograph. The dealer
had Taylor sign stickers during a minor league game during the 2012 season and
the then the dealer stuck the sticker on to the 2014 Bowman Chrome card to make
it an autographed card.
I
can understand the reasoning behind it, having a player sign multiple stickers
at one time and affix the signed stickers to any item at a later time. It cuts
down on the items an autograph hound has to carry or mail out and they can add
the stickers to anything. Personally I don’t like it, the stickers are
disconnected and noticeably different and in this case the sticker
looks crappy on the card and the autograph is not very visible.
It
got me wondering, is this a natural progression for IP/TTM autographs?
Boy, I sure hope it's not the natural progression for IP/TTM autographs. I don't like it at all. There's something about knowing the player actually held the CARD in hand while signing it. I've never been a fan of sticker autos.
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