What is a "Manufactured Patch?"

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I just got my Letterman Marks Giroux in the mail today. I read the back, and this is a "Manufactured Patch" card. Now I know these are supposedly from the nameplate. But...I guess not? Did UD just make the letters, then send them off for the player to sign? I am a bit confused.
 
That's correct. They're not game-worn, they're not even event-worn. They're just the letters/numbers that you'd get from the cresting shop.
 
Yup, that is why UD BLACK didn't go over well with many collectors.The manufactured patches,the price point was huge and the value out of the pack was horrible if you went the ebay route (Besides the monster pulls)
 
BYOBdenverBYOB said:
Yup, that is why UD BLACK didn't go over well with many collectors.The manufactured patches,the price point was huge and the value out of the pack was horrible if you went the ebay route (Besides the monster pulls)
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makes sense from a business standpoint though. i don't see how UD would could obtain so many letters (/399) from actual game worn jerseys when these guys are rookies and there's no way they'd need that many photo shoot jerseys either.
 
Yeah, I was thinking of that when I just saw that 399 of each existed. I mean, the guys have maybe what, 10 jerseys they've worn? Still, I wouldn't mind just patches.
 
I don't mind these manufactured patches. At least they "represent" a real patch from the jersey.

What gets me is those manufactured patches from OPC Premier. To me, they look ridiculous. I also am not a fan of the manufactured patches in the base cards from ITG BBR.
 
i dont have a problem with manufactured patches. to me its just a design. no different then the cards with coins on them or acetate cards...just something for looks. two of my favorite cards in my collection are manufactured. i like the look. would it make them more acceptable if the player rubbed them on their body for a few seconds before they get used much like a photo shoot jersey...
 
mclean_m said:
I don't mind these manufactured patches. At least they "represent" a real patch from the jersey.

What gets me is those manufactured patches from OPC Premier. To me, they look ridiculous. I also am not a fan of the manufactured patches in the base cards from ITG BBR.
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That's somewhat strange to me, and maybe you can clarify. The BBR patches are "representing" from this year's Habs jerseys with the two shoulder patches. They're not anywhere near as goofy as some of those OPC Premier patches.

Or is it just a matter of taste?
 
RGM81 said:
That's somewhat strange to me, and maybe you can clarify. The BBR patches are "representing" from this year's Habs jerseys with the two shoulder patches. They're not anywhere near as goofy as some of those OPC Premier patches.

Or is it just a matter of taste?
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The OPC Premier patches just seemed a tad ridiculous, and - unless the card was autographed - wouldn't interest me a collector of a given player.

The BBR stuff, while obviously manufactured patches, is at least germane to the jersey.

The UD Black....unless I was collecting the name, one was enough for me. The early rookie crop was a bit too weak to be interesting. If that product were to be released now, with a better group of rookies to choose from, it'd fly nicely.

-m.
 
I honestly think people would have less of a problem with these cards (Stitchings, etc.) if they weren't called "patches". People seem to think that because they are called patches, that hitting one of them takes away from a "real" patch hit. However, they were simply meant to be inserts, except made in a different way. Now, if people hate them because they look really stupid, that's a different story.
 
I personally like the Lettermen and most of the SPGU manufactured patches (except for the team marks). It's those gawd awful OPC Premier patches that I can't stand.
 
I look at it like this - any and all patches that are not game-worn, are manufactured patches. However there are several sub-categories of manufactured patches:

1. Photo-shoot - these come from game-ready jerseys and the player has donned them, even if just for 10 minutes and nowhere near a sheet of ice.

2. Original design - As SuperLarrio said, these are simply design elements of the card. The OPC Premier and UD Black Pride Pride of a Nation Flag cards fall into this category. Obviously some are better received than others. I'm sure we will see many more of these in the future.

3. Germane (to steal Mike's term) - includes letters, numbers, and the BBR patches. Basically anything that is not game-worn or photo-shoot but whose design looks like it could come from an actual jersey.

There are likely more that I can't think of right now.

Somewhat off topic - Legends/Old-timers game-used patches. As a collector of a player who participates in these games (Hawerchuk), I have been inundated with a selection of these in the last 2 years. I suppose its not all that bad as it makes my purchase decision quite simple - DO NOT BUY. They are ugly. I want Winnipeg Jets Blue Red and White. Not fluorescent yellow, aquamarine blue and black. On these cards, the image of the player and the patches (even the "nice" patches), clash horribly. These may be Game-Worn but to me they are a far inferior version of an NHL Game-Worn patch. So inferior that I refuse to add any to my collection.
 
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RGM81 said:
That's somewhat strange to me, and maybe you can clarify. The BBR patches are "representing" from this year's Habs jerseys with the two shoulder patches. They're not anywhere near as goofy as some of those OPC Premier patches.

Or is it just a matter of taste?
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That's a good point. This is the reason for my opinion:
2) Yes, they represent a real patch, but a patch that is not a regular part of the jersey. I don't mind manufactured patches from the team crest or letters, but using a patch that is not a regular feature of the jersey just doesn't do it for me. Plus, I thought it was strange they used these on the base cards. I understand they wanted to add value to justify the price point, but a piece of fabric inserted into the card doesn't add value for me. Using these on an insert set may have been a good idea.

But as you say, it is a matter of taste!
 
mclean_m said:
2) Yes, they represent a real patch, but a patch that is not a regular part of the jersey.
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That's an interesting thought Myles...but aren't they the style of shoulder patches the Habs have on their jerseys this year? Or did you mean that it didn't seem right that the likes of Maurice Richard had them implanted on their base cards because they themselves never wore that shoulder patch?
 
chadsexington said:
That's an interesting thought Myles...but aren't they the style of shoulder patches the Habs have on their jerseys this year? Or did you mean that it didn't seem right that the likes of Maurice Richard had them implanted on their base cards because they themselves never wore that shoulder patch?
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I just meant it's not a regular part of the Habs' jersey in that the jerseys didn't feature them last year, and they won't feature them next year. If they were part of an insert set or if they were incorporated into the card differently, I might feel differently. To me, they look out of place.
 

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