tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post5764299153262765647..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: Borders vs. full bleedNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-81288866867169062712014-07-18T10:48:31.781-05:002014-07-18T10:48:31.781-05:00I like a mix of both. I suppose that I would say ...I like a mix of both. I suppose that I would say I prefer cards with a border ('71 Topps, '91 Fleer), but I prefer full bleed cards over cards with lame borders. The oldest example of full bleed cards would be the oddball Mother's Cookies sets, which became semi-popular for team sets in the '80s and '90s, but date back to the 50's. Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439278650702057885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-42366705377990908652014-07-17T08:34:29.772-05:002014-07-17T08:34:29.772-05:00Agree with CaptKirk . Have to go with borders. F...Agree with CaptKirk . Have to go with borders. Full bleed just look like small photosMark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-50493244343823188482014-07-17T00:43:03.937-05:002014-07-17T00:43:03.937-05:00I tend to go with borders. Full-Bleed often times ...I tend to go with borders. Full-Bleed often times to me just looks like a wallet sized photograph or a slightly oversized business card not a trading card. There are some exceptions and I don't really follow the border vs. full bleed rules. I like what I like no reason needed.CaptKirk42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16039278539984069944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-39473048796708833722014-07-17T00:09:24.978-05:002014-07-17T00:09:24.978-05:00Gah! The meathook card! I think that Blyleven card...Gah! The meathook card! I think that Blyleven card gave me nightmares when I was little. But I like it tons these days.<br /><br />There is a full bleed set on the way this fall, I would expect - a new try at Stadium Club. I'm looking forward to the cards, but I'm not generally a fan of sets that come out after the season is over. Just all wrong.<br /><br />I like full bleed cards. But I'm not sure I like full bleed sets and have never completed one. The lack of border gets to be a bit much, card after card after card. After a while I need a sip of Coke and some crackers to settle the stomach.<br /><br />So I liked the near-full-bleed Chase It Down insert set in Series 2 last year. Just the right amount.BaseSetCallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508114484929386332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-3053639733776977492014-07-16T20:46:09.304-05:002014-07-16T20:46:09.304-05:00In today's colored-border parallel happy lands...In today's colored-border parallel happy landscape, I think it'll be a while till we see another full-bleed set. Hopefully Topps can at least sneak in some via inserts.. but a full set? Won't happen for decades to come. If Topps even came out with a non-white border set again, THAT would be a big deal. Kinda sad.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-4947386941750477172014-07-16T20:41:53.592-05:002014-07-16T20:41:53.592-05:00I've said this so many times I'm sick of s...I've said this so many times I'm sick of seeing myself write it:<br /><br />Border and design creates memorable cards. Unless your set is the first-ever to feature full-bleed photos or every photo is the most OMG moment you've ever seen, it's just not going to stick in the brain, and therefore not be as memorable as a card set with a border/design.<br /><br />That said, some borders are crap.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-57951344234261877742014-07-16T19:24:48.393-05:002014-07-16T19:24:48.393-05:00I'm firmly in the full bleed camp. To me it&#...I'm firmly in the full bleed camp. To me it's all about the photography. Like no one goes to the game to see the umpires, for me I don't buy cards for the borders.Hackenbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.com