Quote Originally Posted by 30ranfordfan View Post
and meant to add.... I really like the concept. I am also not a huge fan of booklets, for the same reason I am not a huge fan of slabbed cards, tallboys, or minis. I want uniformity in my collection, I want to be able to display lots of stuff together - and changing the size messes things up.

That being said, I think the booklet concept is entirely appropriate here. I'm guessing the serial numbering reflects the amount of cards they made for that player.... not how many cards they got from 1 stub. If 1 stub = 1 card (and that's how it looks to me) and it also looks like you're getting a nice big piece of that stub, then having a "jumbo patch window" for that one-time use is entirety appropriate, I think.

That still gives you the other side of the book for the player, a signature, and (sometimes?) and inscription. In recent years I've though "big deal" about the idea of inscriptions... I think it's over done, and I don't really care to see someone write "Go <<insert my junior hockey team name >> Go!". Does nothing for me as a collector.

When you see stuff like "3x Stanley Cup Champ" I really don't get the point?

You're making a card out of the ticket stub of a specific game.. getting a comment from the player, relating to the significance of that game for them, that is cool.

Collecting the booklets would make for an awkward fit into a uniform collection, for sure.

I love graded cards! Unlike many collectors who collect them because the value increases because it's graded, I have a different reason to like them. Like you, I like uniformity as well. For many years, I collected rookie cards in the regular holders - everything was the same size and regular toploaders took up less room. Perfect!

However, as time went by, people started to try and save money on shipping (and fair enough) by putting multiple cards in one penny sleeve and toploader. That meant I had to handle the card to transfer it to a penny sleeve and its own toploader. Not a big deal to most; but for me it is a nightmare! I only have full function of one hand. The other hand is double-jointed and I have difficulty picking up or holding things with it. I often drop cards during the transfer and cause damage. Phooey!

I became frustrated with my inability to handle my cards without damaging them, so in February of 2015 I decided to switch my collecting goal from ungraded rookie cards to graded rookie cards. I knew this would be a pricey transition, given that graded RCs are expensive, but at least I would not damage the cards by handling them and dropping them onto the carpet.

Now I'm looking for uniformity with the graded cards LOL!

If those ticket booklets were done on a single card, uniformity would be achieved!