What am I not getting?

soey10 · 05-27-2025, 09:30 AM

Saw this card for sale. I am a huge Jeter collector but was thrown off by the letter in the patch. I went through his whole name and then through the New York name and can only think that the letter is the “R” from Jeter or New York but that it is upside down. This is just laziness on Topps’ part for not orienting the letter correctly.
Even though the card is an amazing card I would not want this card because it would always annoy me when I looked at it. Do you you think this is that big of a deal or is it just me wanting Topps to do a better job at what they do?

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OhioLawyerF5 · 05-27-2025, 09:36 AM

I'll one up you. How about a patch with an auto on it but the auto is upside down.

Strangely, it doesn't bother me. I kind of like it.

SleepyWill · 05-27-2025, 09:53 AM

As someone that works in mass volume consumer goods (golf balls), I can only assume that Topps/Fanatics handles production in a similar fashion.

Outsource a majority of the process and any/all QC is likely handled by contractors who verify the card is correct by a mock/drafted drawing before final packaging. I would wage that likely 3/4 of the folks assembling/packing these have never heard of the players they're handling.

hermanotarjeta · 05-27-2025, 09:56 AM

Still a nice looking patch no matter how you look at it.

JRX · 05-27-2025, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by soey10

Saw this card for sale. I am a huge Jeter collector but was thrown off by the letter in the patch. I went through his whole name and then through the New York name and can only think that the letter is the “R” from Jeter or New York but that it is upside down. This is just laziness on Topps’ part for not orienting the letter correctly.
Even though the card is an amazing card I would not want this card because it would always annoy me when I looked at it. Do you you think this is that big of a deal or is it just me wanting Topps to do a better job at what they do?

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I mean does it have to be game used patch from Jeter or just game used patch?

soey10 · 05-27-2025, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

I'll one up you. How about a patch with an auto on it but the auto is upside down.

Strangely, it doesn't bother me. I kind of like it.

This would definitely drive my OCD up the wall

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TBTC Baseball · 05-27-2025, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by soey10

Saw this card for sale. I am a huge Jeter collector but was thrown off by the letter in the patch. I went through his whole name and then through the New York name and can only think that the letter is the “R” from Jeter or New York but that it is upside down. This is just laziness on Topps’ part for not orienting the letter correctly.
Even though the card is an amazing card I would not want this card because it would always annoy me when I looked at it. Do you you think this is that big of a deal or is it just me wanting Topps to do a better job at what they do?

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Once it is chopped up it is like a bunch of puzzle pieces. You don't worry about orienting all those pieces before you start to put it together.

Schocktown · 05-27-2025, 10:12 AM

I think the thing that amazes me the most is that you say that you're a huge Jeter collector and that you have attention to detail to notice the R is upside down but then you also state it could possibly be from the R in Jeter. What Yankee uniform has Jeter ever worn that his name was on the back? Someone may know of some one off uni's I'm unaware of but never the traditional road grey I know about.

That being said the letter patch wouldn't bother me but when they get upside down logo's and things like that it does bother me.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 05-27-2025, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Schocktown

I think the thing that amazes me the most is that you say that you're a huge Jeter collector and that you have attention to detail to notice the R is upside down but then you also state it could possibly be from the R in Jeter. What Yankee uniform has Jeter ever worn that his name was on the back? Someone may know of some one off uni's I'm unaware of but never the traditional road grey I know about.

That being said the letter patch wouldn't bother me but when they get upside down logo's and things like that it does bother me.

Could be from the “NEW YORK” on the front of a road gray jersey.

oldgoldy97 · 05-27-2025, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Could be from the “NEW YORK” on the front of a road gray jersey.

From a Fanatics Chinese sweatshop jersey. The patch probably fell off.

JRX · 05-27-2025, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Could be from the “NEW YORK” on the front of a road gray jersey.

Yeah the only option is the "R" in New York and its upside down.

Schocktown · 05-27-2025, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Could be from the “NEW YORK” on the front of a road gray jersey.

I know it's from the "R" in New York. You missed the point. He said it could be from Jeter on the back. Jeter has never had his name on the back of a Yankee uniform I know of. I was surprised him being a big Jeter collector he didn't know that.

Crosby 87 · 05-27-2025, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Schocktown

I know it's from the "R" in New York. You missed the point. He said it could be from Jeter on the back. Jeter has never had his name on the back of a Yankee uniform I know of. I was surprised him being a big Jeter collector he didn't know that.

"The Relic contained on this card is not from any specific game , event or season"

Schocktown · 05-27-2025, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Crosby 87

"The Relic contained on this card is not from any specific game , event or season"

Look closer. It says Topps Certified Autograph Issue * Game Used Memorabilia

OhioLawyerF5 · 05-27-2025, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Crosby 87

"The Relic contained on this card is not from any specific game , event or season"

Read that sentence slowly and then tell me if it means what you think it means.

JRX · 05-27-2025, 02:19 PM

This feels like Lionel Hutz business card. Works on contingency? No! Money Down!

NYBBFAN · 05-27-2025, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Schocktown

I think the thing that amazes me the most is that you say that you're a huge Jeter collector and that you have attention to detail to notice the R is upside down but then you also state it could possibly be from the R in Jeter. What Yankee uniform has Jeter ever worn that his name was on the back? Someone may know of some one off uni's I'm unaware of but never the traditional road grey I know about.

That being said the letter patch wouldn't bother me but when they get upside down logo's and things like that it does bother me.

Yeah, that’s not a patch from any Yankee name.

soey10 · 05-27-2025, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Schocktown

I think the thing that amazes me the most is that you say that you're a huge Jeter collector and that you have attention to detail to notice the R is upside down but then you also state it could possibly be from the R in Jeter. What Yankee uniform has Jeter ever worn that his name was on the back? Someone may know of some one off uni's I'm unaware of but never the traditional road grey I know about.

That being said the letter patch wouldn't bother me but when they get upside down logo's and things like that it does bother me.

You are correct. I think that was an oversight on my part. Does not make me less of a Jeter collector. If that is what amazes you most about my post, you may need to reassess things.

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Schocktown · 05-27-2025, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by soey10

You are correct. I think that was an oversight on my part. Does not make me less of a Jeter collector. If that is what amazes you most about my post, you may need to reassess things.

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Sorry, didn't me to offend you. I never said one thing about how dedicated a Jeter collector you were. You have my heartfelt apologies.

P. S. I took the reassessment of myself that you recommended (thank you, by the way) and still came to the absolute amazement a Yankee fan thought there were names on the back of their jerseys especially one being a hardcore Jeter collector.

ottobord · 05-27-2025, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Schocktown

Sorry, didn't me to offend you. I never said one thing about how dedicated a Jeter collector you were. You have my heartfelt apologies.

P. S. I took the reassessment of myself that you recommended (thank you, by the way) and still came to the absolute amazement a Yankee fan thought there were names on the back of their jerseys especially one being a hardcore Jeter collector.

To be fair he never said he was a Yankee fan.

ThoseBackPages · 05-27-2025, 08:36 PM

....... that Jeter card!

PuddleMonkey · 05-27-2025, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

....... that Jeter card!

You should get it!

PuddleMonkey · 05-27-2025, 08:45 PM

I did my part in buying a Jeter card today, as painful as it was.

atk825 · 05-27-2025, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

I'll one up you. How about a patch with an auto on it but the auto is upside down.

Strangely, it doesn't bother me. I kind of like it.

Can be the first PSA triple grade.

brewtown107 · 05-27-2025, 10:09 PM

Laid?

05-27-2025, 09:30 AM	#1
soey10 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,599 Soey	What am I not getting? Saw this card for sale. I am a huge Jeter collector but was thrown off by the letter in the patch. I went through his whole name and then through the New York name and can only think that the letter is the “R” from Jeter or New York but that it is upside down. This is just laziness on Topps’ part for not orienting the letter correctly. Even though the card is an amazing card I would not want this card because it would always annoy me when I looked at it. Do you you think this is that big of a deal or is it just me wanting Topps to do a better job at what they do? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-27-2025, 09:53 AM	#3
SleepyWill Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Boston Posts: 2,609 Wilstok_0	As someone that works in mass volume consumer goods (golf balls), I can only assume that Topps/Fanatics handles production in a similar fashion. Outsource a majority of the process and any/all QC is likely handled by contractors who verify the card is correct by a mock/drafted drawing before final packaging. I would wage that likely 3/4 of the folks assembling/packing these have never heard of the players they're handling. __________________ Shohei Variation Chaser @Forbidden Donut on IG

05-27-2025, 10:12 AM	#8
Schocktown Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 685	I think the thing that amazes me the most is that you say that you're a huge Jeter collector and that you have attention to detail to notice the R is upside down but then you also state it could possibly be from the R in Jeter. What Yankee uniform has Jeter ever worn that his name was on the back? Someone may know of some one off uni's I'm unaware of but never the traditional road grey I know about. That being said the letter patch wouldn't bother me but when they get upside down logo's and things like that it does bother me. Last edited by Schocktown; 05-27-2025 at 10:13 AM. Reason: grammar

05-27-2025, 08:36 PM	#21
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,657 ThoseBackPages	....... that Jeter card! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

05-27-2025, 09:36 AM	#2
OhioLawyerF5 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7,148	I'll one up you. How about a patch with an auto on it but the auto is upside down. Strangely, it doesn't bother me. I kind of like it.

05-27-2025, 09:56 AM	#4
hermanotarjeta Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 22,863	Still a nice looking patch no matter how you look at it.

05-27-2025, 02:19 PM	#16
JRX Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 16,069	This feels like Lionel Hutz business card. Works on contingency? No! Money Down!

05-27-2025, 08:45 PM	#23
PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,777	I did my part in buying a Jeter card today, as painful as it was.

05-27-2025, 10:09 PM	#25
brewtown107 Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 2,242 brewtown107	Laid?