2015 Topps Tribute Tribute Autographs Gold Parallel On-Card Auto #17/75 - Recalled!

When I heard about the recall of 2015 Topps Tribute I just had to have one.  For one, just for the freak show factor of owning an item that was recalled.  Two, over time they might be considered rare. For example, it is quite possible that far fewer than 75 of this series of autographs was packed out and opened.  Some were never shipped from Topps, others were returned to Topps unopened and exchanged for other products.  No telling at this juncture how many of these exist.  I would think less than 20.

As you probably know, the issue was the coating on the cards.  Topps went for an ultra-glossy look on these cards, and they do look highly glossy and really great.  Issue is that the high gloss chemical did not react well with the Sharpie ink, which resulted in smearing and poor appearing autographs.  You can see how this example had smudges on it.  Will be interesting to see if it degrades over time, although I suspect that the initial smearing is all that will happen.

I saw this one up for sale at TNT Sportscards, one of the bigger sellers on eBay.  Given that it was smudged, it didn't bring a huge price and I was able to grab it for a reasonable amount - and below what a Fisk auto in the current year would normally bring.  Fun card to own, we'll see what happens!