What should I do? What would you do?

[sparty07]

Just look up the Julio Jones story. 5 years it took him to sign.

[mortuus]

wow im at 8months on my redemption and it already drives me crazy but wait years? thats just crazy..

[RGM81]

IF you wait, it will be a great story. Eventually, somebody will start selling them on eBay and they will go for under $15... so scoop one there if you decide to go for the replacement. Either way, props for holding on to a collection piece this long

For a Tarasenko FWA?! I severely doubt that.

[Leafsman]

The players have been getting worse and worse at signing. All licensed card companies have this problem. They have two solutions, produce a redemption card or remove the player from the checklist.

The first solution of redemptions is something we all hate and the companies hate them too. However not removing Crosby, Gretzky, Tarasenko keeps them in the product and UD can work on getting the stuff signed and returned. Redemptions are also included when they KNOW product has been signed and is on the way because it won't be ready for pack out.

On the other side, they can remove players from product checklists and not produce a redemption. While the cards may end up completed and used as replacement, bonus cards, or update sets. Not including the big names who are known for taking forever to sign like Crosby, Tarasenko, Subban, can hurt checklists. While I can't say for Panini, Topps or others. I know Upper Deck has removed players from Checklists when it becomes too much of a problem or if they know if a subset checklist won't be hurt. Much harder to do with rookie lists as the products have become so dominated by rookie content and sets like The Cup, SPA rookies are very important to collectors. That all said, if Upper Deck removed all outstanding cards from their checklists people would be doing nothing but complain about how weak the checklists are, while putting all the blame on Upper Deck and not on the players who don't sign.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

The blame lies with both the NHLPA and Upper Deck. The players made Upper Deck pay a lot for the exclusive, so Upper Deck should have specified in their agreement that every player must sign their cards within a certain time frame. If a player doesn't, that player should not get any of the revenue from the agreement.

If the players would not agree to that, UD should allow competition. It is good for the hobby.

It is common sense to me: If collectors are unhappy with an exclusive license, stop buying Upper Deck products. If they cannot do that, the collector has big issues and needs help with their addiction.

Personally, I'm waiting for mine. Upper Deck advertised and promoted that a signed Tarasenko Future Watch would be in that set. If Upper Deck cannot come through on that because the player is a moron (DO NOT give me the "busy schedule" excuse - that's two tons of bull) then Upper Deck will be guilty of false advertising and I will not sit back and take that.

[Dergula]

Hmm. I am wondering if I wait till Matthews hits SPA with an FWA...then complain and ask for a matthews????/