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Friday, June 22, 2018

Photoshop fail

2002-03 Topps Xpectations #76
When it comes to bad card images, photoshopping a player into a jersey he's not wearing is ALWAYS bad. There's no way around that. But this is worse than normal. Topps' "artists" didn't bother to include a jersey number, something the NBA mandates must ALWAYS be worn!

But wait, it's worse! MacCulloch played three of his four year career with the 76ers except for one year with the Nets. Why in the world did they not use a photo from 2000-01 or earlier, when he was wearing an actual 76ers jersey? It's not like they changed designs in the time period, although he did switch jersey numbers from 50 to 11 in his second stint. It's not unheard of for an image to appear on a card several years after it was taken, either.

The decision making here is just all-around poor. I can't imagine how Quality Control would allow this to get published.

Here's an image from his rookie season to prove that he did in fact wear the same jersey.


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4 comments:

  1. FujiJune 23, 2018 at 1:53 AM

    Great eyes. I wouldn't have caught the missing jersey number.

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  2. CorkyJune 23, 2018 at 3:27 AM

    That is just confusing as to why Topps felt it necessary to edit his jersey like that. Someone at QC was asleep at the wheel.

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  3. Hotrod MamaJune 23, 2018 at 4:02 AM

    QC was terrible in this company!

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  4. SumoMenkoManJune 23, 2018 at 4:48 PM

    Dang, you have a good eye to catch those things.

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