Okay then, keep on letting it happen. And watch your business dissipate. Its been three years since you've known about this, yet you continue to look at ways to stop it? Come on.....I hate to do it but ya know....man on the moon and all...
If my company had a threat out there like this, you can bet your last legitimate patch card that our executive would nip it in the bud to protect all of our stakeholders,
especially our clients!
Upper Deck customers are already spending hundreds of dollars on packs of cards. The cost of developing the appropriate technology and/or assembly process can be amortized over several years, multiple sports and dozens of brands, such that you don't need to double the pack price in the year of the cash outlay.
The fact that UD doesn't recognize this, leads me to believe that there is a cash flow crisis at Upper Deck and I question their status as a going concern. At least this theory explains the shortsightedness that UD displays (i.e., there may not be a long-term).
I sure am glad I'm not a shareholder.
By the way, the card handling argument is weak! First show that you can package ANY release without damage to a significant amount of cards and then perhaps you can use that as a reason for not taking photos. Heck, The Cup is hand packed! Take a friggin picture. Last I checked, the camera doesn't have to touch the card.
And thank your head of creative for me for taking time out of his busy schedule to walk over to your office. That sure was going above and beyond
The more I read the UD response, the more I laugh at how little they really care about the collector.
Collector's choice?...that is becoming a thing of the past....