Game worn v. Patch cards valuation question

jonefriedman · 09-25-2013, 08:41 AM

Hi all,

I know that this isn't the most trafficked site for hockey cards out there but I did have a question; how can you compare costs of patch cards to those of actual game worn jerseys for hockey cards? I ask because I am a collector of both and have run into an unusual problem.

Very high end game worn jerseys can run from mid four figures to upper five figures so it makes total sense that if you want a piece of game worn jersey from Lemieux, Mikita or Gretzky you would want to buy a card. However, for the cost of a box or two of Panini Prime, you can find full game used jerseys of second line players. Yet you also see some of the Prime Colours cards from secondary players with "sick" patches going for the same amount. Is this just an issue of wanting a card versus a full jersey or is there something else there? Outside of the "ethical" argument about cutting up a historic jersey is this just a preference issue or is there something more? Any thoughts?

09-25-2013, 08:41 AM	#1
jonefriedman Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 217 jonefriedmanbix	Game worn v. Patch cards valuation question Hi all, I know that this isn't the most trafficked site for hockey cards out there but I did have a question; how can you compare costs of patch cards to those of actual game worn jerseys for hockey cards? I ask because I am a collector of both and have run into an unusual problem. Very high end game worn jerseys can run from mid four figures to upper five figures so it makes total sense that if you want a piece of game worn jersey from Lemieux, Mikita or Gretzky you would want to buy a card. However, for the cost of a box or two of Panini Prime, you can find full game used jerseys of second line players. Yet you also see some of the Prime Colours cards from secondary players with "sick" patches going for the same amount. Is this just an issue of wanting a card versus a full jersey or is there something else there? Outside of the "ethical" argument about cutting up a historic jersey is this just a preference issue or is there something more? Any thoughts?