Is it a "sports card" if there is no players picture?

[mikesilvia]

I have noticed more and more that the card companies are producing cards without the players picture on it. For example, this card is a piece of card board with some left over signatures on it.

<a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2205365&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.eb ay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dl%2520%2520l%3FViewItem%2 6item%3D320097492714">CUT AUTO DOAK WALKER BEN ROETHLISBERGER VINCE YOUNG /5</a>

And this one is a piece of jersey with an autograph on it.

<a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2205365&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.eb ay.com%2FVINCE-YOUNG-06-PARADIGM-PLAYER-WORN-NAMEPLATE-AUTO-1-4_W0QQitemZ140107504060QQihZ004QQcategoryZ655QQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem">VINCE YOUNG 06 PARADIGM PLAYER WORN NAMEPLATE AUTO #1/4</a>

Is it just me or are these very nice "pretender" sports cards? I think the Young card is much closer to a "sports card" but that first card is annoying and looks cheap. Some great autos on a plain piece of cardboard!

[doniceage]

Mike,
Guess it goes with people collecting just autograph TTM as a lot of them do not include sport cards. So to me it one of those things do what TICKLES YOUR FANCY. It not your cup of tea but I do agree that it nice to have a picture of some sort. Kind of hard to include a picture on that G (auto) NAMESAKE card but I can show ya some with a small headshot on stuff like that.

WOULD THAT FIT THE BILL TO BE A SPORT CARD???


DON

[Shezzie]

Too me, if it doesn't have a Pic of the player/players, or at least some replication of the player/players, then it isn't condsidered a real card, it's just like sending and receiving a TTM auto on a plain white postcard.

[Bondsaway]

Its almost like a wanna be press pass company trying to making it in the card world. They look cheap and horrible no matter what someone with alot money pays for them! I say NO