Quote Originally Posted by mortuus View Post
Nothing can beat hard signed.. they should really ditch stickers.. they are just meh and look dull.

Would you be willing to pay more for your pack breaks? Because that's what would happen if stickers were to be eliminated - right now there's a sort-of tiered system when it comes to autographs: the less expensive products (Black Diamond, UD, etc.) get stickers while the more expensive products (OPCP, Cup, etc.) get hard-signed autos. The notable exception to this rule is, of course, SPGU, which gouges collectors for $45 a pack and you still get stickers. It's not easy to get the players scheduled for autograph sessions, what with their busy schedules during the regular season/playoffs and a lot of them don't want to take up too much of their little downtime in the summer to be signing stuff. I know that UD only gets a couple Saku Koivu sessions per year, so it's difficult for them to be able to get marquee players to do the big stuff later in the year when the high-demand high-price tag sets are out. By having sticker signings the company is able to have players featured in as many sets as possible--whether that's a good thing is a separate matter of discussion entirely.

I'm not a big fan of the stickers; I love hard-signed cards, but I totally understand the perceived necessity of those little shiny labels.