2021 Topps Baseball - Autographed/Relic Cards That Really Aren't

SDSportsFan

BUYERS BEWARE

Topps is issuing reprints of previous autographed/relic cards, complete with the "Certified Autograph" and "Game-Used" markings, and any original serial number (such as "1 of 1"). Then on the back of the cards, in small print, they put a disclaimer stating that the autograph and/or relic isn't actually real.

https://www.beckett.com/news/sorry-these-cards-arent-actual-autographs-or-1-1s-or-patch-cards/?fbclid=IwAR0XV72Fjaqei86A3v21QMjIzDnQGzhkt0deigAKD4z-oaIPK0l7JIXFBoU

Steve

LarkinCollector

That's shady.

scashaggy

Why would they even do that? They don't have enough cards to choose from?

Batpig

What a terrible idea. Good luck searching for the originals on eBay now too. I’m sure no shady sellers will take advantage of the confusion.

burghman

Yikes. At least they have a “Through the Years” border and it’s not a full sized reprint card: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333888289913. It’ll be a hassle, but if you end up buying one of these - maybe the seller trimmed off the “TTY” border and pitched as an original - it’ll be very obvious when received and returnable as “not as described”.