WWE UNDISPUTED Roller marks?

joesakic19xx · 12-11-2015, 03:22 PM

Hey there,

Sorry if this has already been mentioned or brought up, but I was wondering if anyone else noticed roller marks on their Undisputed cards.

I bought a case for the first time in my life, and opened most of it last night. Out of the 6 boxes i've opened, 17 of my autograph cards have roller marks on them. Every single Divas and NXT card has them.

These aren't my cards, but you can notice the damage across the centre of the card horizontally:

2015 Topps WWE Undisputed Samoa Joe NXT In Line On-Card Autograph NA-SJ!

2015 Topps WWE Undisputed NXT Buddy Murphy Purple Parallel Autograph SP 10 25 RC | eBay

Obviously these are examples of the same problem, but i'm wondering if they're all like this? Kind of annoying for such a nice product.

Thanks!

Zoop · 12-11-2015, 03:28 PM

Intentional. Look at Bowman Inception over the years as an example. Part of the design.

DaKidder · 12-11-2015, 03:51 PM

It's part of the card. Guessing it's a result of whatever print press they used to lay the pics on the cards

Nyfancam01 · 12-11-2015, 03:54 PM

"BONUS: I will ship your card in a plastic protective sleeve for FREE!"

LOL

Nuurgle · 12-11-2015, 04:10 PM

For on-card autos it means they can make the image nice and glossy and more appealing without forcing the signer to pump out autos on that slick surface. I've always found it ugly, but it works.

Super8er · 12-11-2015, 04:21 PM

If you look closely at the cards at an angle against a bright light, you'll see the "roller marks" are the bottom edge of the gloss varnish applied to specific parts of the card. The entire Undisputed card is a matte finish, but the wrestler's (sorry, "superstar's") body is a gloss finish. That funky dot pattern is Topps trying to "fade out" the bottom edge of the gloss. I've seen it used on Topps higher-end baseball as well. I personally don't mind it. I think I've seen it on some UD hockey products as well.

joesakic19xx · 12-11-2015, 04:39 PM

Thanks everyone for the info!!!

Interesting design, as to me it just looks like a mistake haha. It's good to know that my cards aren't damaged, that's a relief!

Thanks again, much appreciated.

12-11-2015, 03:22 PM	#1
joesakic19xx Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 483 joesakic19xx joesakic19xx	WWE UNDISPUTED Roller marks? Hey there, Sorry if this has already been mentioned or brought up, but I was wondering if anyone else noticed roller marks on their Undisputed cards. I bought a case for the first time in my life, and opened most of it last night. Out of the 6 boxes i've opened, 17 of my autograph cards have roller marks on them. Every single Divas and NXT card has them. These aren't my cards, but you can notice the damage across the centre of the card horizontally: 2015 Topps WWE Undisputed Samoa Joe NXT In Line On-Card Autograph NA-SJ! 2015 Topps WWE Undisputed NXT Buddy Murphy Purple Parallel Autograph SP 10 25 RC \| eBay Obviously these are examples of the same problem, but i'm wondering if they're all like this? Kind of annoying for such a nice product. Thanks! __________________ COLLECTING: ANDREA BARGNANI All my stuff for sale/trade: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152016326@N03/albums

12-11-2015, 03:28 PM	#2
Zoop Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 8,682 ZooperBowl	Intentional. Look at Bowman Inception over the years as an example. Part of the design. __________________ Lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan. Lifelong Seattle Seahawks fan. Albert Pujols. Bret "Hitman" Hart. Yadier Molina. Ichiro. Instagram: ZooperBowl Life is too short to be mad on a message board.

12-11-2015, 03:51 PM	#3
DaKidder Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 442	It's part of the card. Guessing it's a result of whatever print press they used to lay the pics on the cards __________________ Collecting: Renee Young, Nikki Bella Undisputed cards, Candice LeRae, Cathy Kelley...& any other wrestling that catches my eye

12-11-2015, 04:21 PM	#6
Super8er Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 2,719 squirrelythings	If you look closely at the cards at an angle against a bright light, you'll see the "roller marks" are the bottom edge of the gloss varnish applied to specific parts of the card. The entire Undisputed card is a matte finish, but the wrestler's (sorry, "superstar's") body is a gloss finish. That funky dot pattern is Topps trying to "fade out" the bottom edge of the gloss. I've seen it used on Topps higher-end baseball as well. I personally don't mind it. I think I've seen it on some UD hockey products as well. __________________ My Card Collection (under construction)- https://www.flickr.com/photos/149864421@N05/albums

12-11-2015, 04:39 PM	#7
joesakic19xx Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 483 joesakic19xx joesakic19xx	Thanks everyone for the info!!! Interesting design, as to me it just looks like a mistake haha. It's good to know that my cards aren't damaged, that's a relief! Thanks again, much appreciated. __________________ COLLECTING: ANDREA BARGNANI All my stuff for sale/trade: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152016326@N03/albums

12-11-2015, 03:54 PM	#4
Nyfancam01 Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,890 Nyfancam01 Nyfancam01	"BONUS: I will ship your card in a plastic protective sleeve for FREE!" LOL

12-11-2015, 04:10 PM	#5
Nuurgle Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: PNW Posts: 676	For on-card autos it means they can make the image nice and glossy and more appealing without forcing the signer to pump out autos on that slick surface. I've always found it ugly, but it works.