Questions and Answers:
1. What scanner do you use?
A: Epson V600.
2. Why do you put watermark in every card image?
A: It tries to stop shady people from claiming that they own the very card to mislead hobbyists. It is a simple mechanism to avoid the sad scenarios where shady people on eBay/forums try to sell cards which they do not own, or people try to attract people's interests by claiming to own certain cards.
3. I have a question regarding hobby, can you try to answer for me?
A: Sure. Please use the contact me function on the front page. I will upload it to this page when I get around.
4. Do you still own every card shown on this site?
A: Yes, I will remove the card image from my site if I happen to move the card.
5. What are the origins of various cards? Is bankruptcy card authentic?
A: IMO, the card under discussion is a true card if itself or its redemption card was pulled from a pack issued by a major card company and distributed nation/world-wide. Bankruptcy cards are authentic cards BUT not pack-pulled, often WITHOUT serial number/1of1 foil stamp, produced by Fleer company to potentially replace the damaged pack-pulled counterpart (when this happened, it would be stamped to look indistinguishable with original version, and the damaged card to be replaced would be recalled back and destroyed); but when Fleer went bankrupt, those unnumbered cards originally reserved for replacement purposes have been auctioned off in bulks and dispersed into secondary market; if those cards have not been tampered with, it might be worth a tiny fraction of the pack-pulled version; however if a serial foil stamp was added to confuse with real deal pack-pulled version, the card itself is deemed to be altered and it is literally worthless. Buyers for Fleer cards need to inspect the serial number carefully to make sure it is not a bankruptcy card with fake serial foil stamp added later.
6. What is a true RC card in NBA?
A: It is the first card of a given NBA player appeared in the base card set in a NBA licensed widely distributed card product released in the very first year when such an release is available to that player, except when card company declares the RC card to be released in a given year, for example, Panini's double rookie class in 2012-13.
7. Is the swatch in your 1997-98 Jordan Game Jersey Auto 15/23 legit?
A: More than one person seems serious in asking about it. Yes, it is legit.
I am aware as early as 2 years ago that there is another image of the exact same card in a MJ supercollector Lou's website except that (a) its swatch jersey has been photoshopped into a plain jersey but you can clearly seen the photo editing job near the jersey window in that picture and (b) its serial number has been hidden. In Beckett's Jordan Tribute Issue, Lou explained he does not have a GJ13S in his PC, whilst in this same magazine, this 15/23 card with current swatch and numbering made the no. 2 in the top 23 Jordan cards.
Moreover, the picture of that card in Lou's showcase website is identical to ebay picture from an earlier auction in every way except editing out the swatch, and his picture of this edited card is markedly different in style to other cards he has showed, so the photoshopped picture in his site merely shows how the card looks like, but presumably in order not to confuse the ownership he edited out the numbering as well as the fairly identifying swatch in the jersey window.
I luckily acquired this card from a collector who got it originally from a great MJ collector from Texas with a super PC to unload six years ago or so. It is as legit as it can be. Another veteran trusted collector told me that in UD adverts leaflet back then, this set was shown to have multi-colored swatches. 1/23, 3/23 and 4/23 are also known to enjoy multi-color swatches. It is just a happy accidental luxury we have as MJ collectors for the historically earliest jersey autos.
8. What makes a card stand out?
A: Rarity (by print or by appearance), high market price (and upside potential), top condition (especially when the cards are born conditional sensitive), well recognized and received in the collecting community, aesthetic beauty, and historic significance (maybe even with back story).
A: Epson V600.
2. Why do you put watermark in every card image?
A: It tries to stop shady people from claiming that they own the very card to mislead hobbyists. It is a simple mechanism to avoid the sad scenarios where shady people on eBay/forums try to sell cards which they do not own, or people try to attract people's interests by claiming to own certain cards.
3. I have a question regarding hobby, can you try to answer for me?
A: Sure. Please use the contact me function on the front page. I will upload it to this page when I get around.
4. Do you still own every card shown on this site?
A: Yes, I will remove the card image from my site if I happen to move the card.
5. What are the origins of various cards? Is bankruptcy card authentic?
A: IMO, the card under discussion is a true card if itself or its redemption card was pulled from a pack issued by a major card company and distributed nation/world-wide. Bankruptcy cards are authentic cards BUT not pack-pulled, often WITHOUT serial number/1of1 foil stamp, produced by Fleer company to potentially replace the damaged pack-pulled counterpart (when this happened, it would be stamped to look indistinguishable with original version, and the damaged card to be replaced would be recalled back and destroyed); but when Fleer went bankrupt, those unnumbered cards originally reserved for replacement purposes have been auctioned off in bulks and dispersed into secondary market; if those cards have not been tampered with, it might be worth a tiny fraction of the pack-pulled version; however if a serial foil stamp was added to confuse with real deal pack-pulled version, the card itself is deemed to be altered and it is literally worthless. Buyers for Fleer cards need to inspect the serial number carefully to make sure it is not a bankruptcy card with fake serial foil stamp added later.
6. What is a true RC card in NBA?
A: It is the first card of a given NBA player appeared in the base card set in a NBA licensed widely distributed card product released in the very first year when such an release is available to that player, except when card company declares the RC card to be released in a given year, for example, Panini's double rookie class in 2012-13.
7. Is the swatch in your 1997-98 Jordan Game Jersey Auto 15/23 legit?
A: More than one person seems serious in asking about it. Yes, it is legit.
I am aware as early as 2 years ago that there is another image of the exact same card in a MJ supercollector Lou's website except that (a) its swatch jersey has been photoshopped into a plain jersey but you can clearly seen the photo editing job near the jersey window in that picture and (b) its serial number has been hidden. In Beckett's Jordan Tribute Issue, Lou explained he does not have a GJ13S in his PC, whilst in this same magazine, this 15/23 card with current swatch and numbering made the no. 2 in the top 23 Jordan cards.
Moreover, the picture of that card in Lou's showcase website is identical to ebay picture from an earlier auction in every way except editing out the swatch, and his picture of this edited card is markedly different in style to other cards he has showed, so the photoshopped picture in his site merely shows how the card looks like, but presumably in order not to confuse the ownership he edited out the numbering as well as the fairly identifying swatch in the jersey window.
I luckily acquired this card from a collector who got it originally from a great MJ collector from Texas with a super PC to unload six years ago or so. It is as legit as it can be. Another veteran trusted collector told me that in UD adverts leaflet back then, this set was shown to have multi-colored swatches. 1/23, 3/23 and 4/23 are also known to enjoy multi-color swatches. It is just a happy accidental luxury we have as MJ collectors for the historically earliest jersey autos.
8. What makes a card stand out?
A: Rarity (by print or by appearance), high market price (and upside potential), top condition (especially when the cards are born conditional sensitive), well recognized and received in the collecting community, aesthetic beauty, and historic significance (maybe even with back story).
