Author Topic: Ken Jennings rookie card in Topps release (Read 4102 times)

MikeK · « **on:** August 03, 2007, 09:08:46 PM »

The National Sports Collectors Convention is in Cleveland this year. I spent my afternoon there. One of the new releases available at the show is the Topps line of Allen and Ginter cards. In this year's set are a subset of 20 world champions, one of which is Ken Jennings.

I bought a box and got a KenJen "rookie". (The price guides will consider it a rookie card since it is KenJen's first official trading card.) A big scan of the card can be found here. The Allen and Ginter set also has KenJen game worn shirt cards and KenJen short printed autographed cards. A good number of the shirt and autographed cards have found their way to eBay.

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:55:37 AM »

So, I have to know.

Explain this "rip card" thing to me?

TheLastResort · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:25:17 AM »

Dammit, my mom threw out all my game show champion cards when I moved out of the house. I know my Tom McKee had to be worth $12.00. It was in mint condition!

MikeK · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:06:19 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'159546\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 05:55 AM\']Explain this "rip card" thing to me?[/quote]
From what I can tell, it's a thicker version of the regular card with a smaller card inside. I don't get it either.

/Screw the card within a card. Bring back the stick of chalky gum in every pack.

Rastaub · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2007, 09:17:49 AM »

What's next, Upper Deck presents game worn Game Show Legends series, complete with the Michael Larson card, featuring a piece of the 5,000+ a spin slide.

MikeK · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2007, 09:40:18 AM »

[quote name=\'Rastaub\' post=\'159554\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 09:17 AM\']What's next, Upper Deck presents game worn Game Show Legends series, complete with the Michael Larson card, featuring a piece of the 5,000+ a spin slide.[/quote]
It's been done, at least with football cards. Donruss' Rookies and Stars product had (has?) a subset called Slideshow, which were 35mm slides or 35mm slide film mounted onto normal card stock.

Rastaub · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2007, 11:31:31 AM »

Not having been into sports cards for a while, I do recall seeing small pieces of "game worn" jerseys attached to cards, however actual slides I've never seen, sounds interesting.

MikeK · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2007, 11:51:25 AM »

[quote name=\'Rastaub\' post=\'159558\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 11:31 AM\']Not having been into sports cards for a while, I do recall seeing small pieces of "game worn" jerseys attached to cards[/quote]
*snicker* That describes almost every product nowadays--a combination of 2 to 6 autographed cards or memorabilia (game used jersey, bat, shoe, ball, helmet, or glove swatches) per box, if not a signed card or memorabilia card per pack.

Joe Mello · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2007, 12:52:42 PM »

Man, and I just used to get the normal sets. You know, the ones that were special because they were either Series 1 or Series 2 (or maybe even Series 3).

davemackey · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2007, 01:05:05 PM »

Anyone else catch the factual error in the text on Ken's card? (If you didn't, go to Ken's site and look it up on his message boards.)

WhammyPower · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2007, 01:25:53 PM »

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'159569\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 12:05 PM\'] Anyone else catch the factual error in the text on Ken's card? (If you didn't, go to Ken's site and look it up on his message boards.) [/quote]
Isn't he from Utah, and not Seattle?

PYLW · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2007, 01:32:55 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'159559\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 11:51 AM\'] [quote name=\'Rastaub\' post=\'159558\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 11:31 AM\']Not having been into sports cards for a while, I do recall seeing small pieces of "game worn" jerseys attached to cards[/quote]
*snicker* That describes almost every product nowadays--a combination of 2 to 6 autographed cards or memorabilia (game used jersey, bat, shoe, ball, helmet, or glove swatches) per box, if not a signed card or memorabilia card per pack. [/quote]

I'm guessing that's how the justify the high price a pack of cards goes for now?

I miss the old days of HOOPS and Skybox NBA cards...

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:46:16 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'159552\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 05:06 AM\']
/Screw the card within a card. Bring back the stick of chalky gum in every pack.
[/quote]
What?! And risk gum stains! Begone, foul heathen!

(Baseball cards stopped being fun to collect once all of those boutique "premium" brands started coming out. Upper Deck commenced the shark-jumping.)
[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'159571\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 10:25 AM\']
Isn't he from Utah, and not Seattle?
[/quote]
He moved out here after the Jeopardy run, but I believe at the time he was from Utah. (I would guess Ken can tell us for certain himself.)

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:15:03 PM »

As dedicated fans of his blog know (cough cough), Ken moved to Seattle a bit after all of his J! appearances. He may have lived there in the past--I know his father lives there, at least going by his moniker on the J! boards.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:29:20 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'159574\' date=\'Aug 4 2007, 01:46 PM\']
(Baseball cards stopped being fun to collect once all of those boutique "premium" brands started coming out. Upper Deck commenced the shark-jumping.)
[/quote]
I would blame Fleer (Flair) or Press Pass (the company I thought was the first) to use game/race-used memorabilia.

Author Topic: Ken Jennings rookie card in Topps release (Read 4102 times)

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