Damaged Ginter Wood mini

[WaxDestroyer]

Will Topps replace this wood mini? It's got some sort of stained blemish and intention in it

[3124508 on COMC]

Ask for a base mini in return since you clearly don’t want a card made out of wood. SMH

[WaxDestroyer]

Originally Posted by 3124508 on COMC

Ask for a base mini in return since you clearly don’t want a card made out of wood. SMH

No need to be rude. It clearly is damaged. A dining room table is also wood, and you wouldn't want one with a crack/groove cut into the surface.

[Allen Ginter 99]

They won’t replace. I’ve asked before. The wood mini stock is from China


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[KhalDrogo]

Looks cool to me. Sell it to the wood mini guy.

[WaxDestroyer]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Looks cool to me. Sell it to the wood mini guy.

It is unique so doesn't really impact value. It likely comes down to personal preference.

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by Allen Ginter 99

They won’t replace. I’ve asked before. The wood mini stock is from China


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Makes sense since there aren’t trees in America.

[MoreToppsPlease]

Originally Posted by WaxDestroyer

No need to be rude. It clearly is damaged. A dining room table is also wood, and you wouldn't want one with a crack/groove cut into the surface.

It’s more like a knot in the wood, a natural feature others would appreciate.

[bbteamw]

Originally Posted by MoreToppsPlease

It’s more like a knot in the wood, a natural feature others would appreciate.

That was my initial reaction as well.

I've got a Kershaw wood mini 1/1 where the paper stock backing is peeling away from the wood front.

[KhalDrogo]

This is like complaining after pulling a severely miscut Pokémon card.

[Mister2Bits]

OP - I dont think its damaged so Topps won't replace it. I love wood minis and the grain in the wood on yours gives it more of an appeal in my opinion. The wood minis are cut so thin they almost appear more cardboard than wood.

Keep it!

[mikejones]

Originally Posted by Allen Ginter 99

They won’t replace. I’ve asked before. The wood mini stock is from China


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Pretty sure those balloons that the government shot down contained the wood to make the wood minis.

[speedyjg13]

Keep as is or gift it to the wood mini guy here

[sandyfrank]

Personally I would want it that way, wood grains and knots give the card a natural authentic look and character. I would be very surprised if Topps would replace it.

[SupermanBrandon]

I mean its wood. Thats what wood looks like.

[hxcmilkshake]

Positive for nandralone

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[mikejones]

Hi

I know wood minis has been out for awhile but.....


Currently Julio Rodriguez Rookie cards will be in this product and we could possibly see BOBBY WITT JR / Wander Franco RD/ RILEY GREENE / ADLEY RUTSCHMAN and a few others if they get called up soon. There could also be SP RCs which would sell for thousands.

At $800 / per mini, doesnt it sound to good to be true?

And if $800 is too much for you, you can have the seller cut 1/4 of the wood for $200.


By this time PSA should have a $35-50 grading level. You can get that half or 1/4 wood mini slabbed for easy profit.


Any thoughts on the potential of this product as well as the current price?

I think it could be one of the hottest products if not the hottest product this past years.
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[Kmangio]

Do you respect wood?

[towerymt]

Looks natural.

[MoreToppsPlease]

Originally Posted by mikejones

Hi

I know wood minis has been out for awhile but.....


Currently Julio Rodriguez Rookie cards will be in this product and we could possibly see BOBBY WITT JR / Wander Franco RD/ RILEY GREENE / ADLEY RUTSCHMAN and a few others if they get called up soon. There could also be SP RCs which would sell for thousands.

At $800 / per mini, doesnt it sound to good to be true?

And if $800 is too much for you, you can have the seller cut 1/4 of the wood for $200.


By this time PSA should have a $35-50 grading level. You can get that half or 1/4 wood mini slabbed for easy profit.


Any thoughts on the potential of this product as well as the current price?

I think it could be one of the hottest products if not the hottest product this past years.
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[TooManyCards76]

That is clearly a crack/split due to aftermarket care by someone (Topps or the mill that processed it) and not a natural formation in the wood grain. The wood that is used is almost certainly a balsa wood which is fast growing and is milled without knots for appearance rated sheets (that’s what you’ll find at most hobby lobbies)… I’m sure there are knots but they are processed out or used for a different purpose. Looks like either someone tried to repair the split or that’s ink that seeped into the crack. Either way the substrate is cheap and Topps should not have allowed that out the door.

[Allen Ginter 99]

Use it as a tooth pick


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[wood minis]

wood mini guy here. happy to add it in, damage and all...

[wood minis]

unfortunately, the wood minis of late have had a lot of random graining.

the earlier ones were super clean.

this years have actually been an improvement over the last few years.

[wood minis]

Originally Posted by mikejones

Pretty sure those balloons that the government shot down contained the wood to make the wood minis.

too funny. still waiting to hear about what they found on the balloon. should have had enough time to recover and review by now.