Hey guys....... I'm an NBA collector and before Gimko started doing group breaks and me watching a lot of them I knew pretty much nothing about NRL cards haha, but from watching the breaks I have a number of questions which I think you guys could answer.
1. What's the deal with the redemptions? From what I have seen redemptions seem to always be the most sought after cards in NRL products and always seem to be for a really big card - why is this? Also, don't the redemptions ever expire?
Coming from an NBA background, we despise redemptions as:
- They always have an expiry date and unless you are VERY VERY lucky the manufacturers will refuse to honor them if they pass this date even if it's a huge card
- Redemptions are unfamous for taking forever toi redeem - have heard stories of people waiting 18 months for cards and still waiting
- A lot of the time cards from redemptions never even get produced
- If you have been waiting a long time for a redemption and you decide to request a replacement, it's quite common what they decide to send you is far worse than what you should have gotten
2. What's the deal with game worn stuff? In NBA products game used stuff is all over the place - in fact most game used stuff (or even worn) is so common that you can pick up game used cards of most players for $1 - $5; but there is a lot of decent game used stuff like sick patches and logomen etc whcih can sell for big $$$; yet I have noticed in NRL cards you guys don't have any of this stuff at all!? Any idea why that is?
3. You guys should be happy that you don't get "sticker autos" - at least from what I have seen you don't have them.