You thought this had to do with receiving damaged cards in the mail? I'm not that literal, boys and girls. One card collecting habit that I have always found interesting, although it's not something that I think I would ever do, is getting rid of the cards of a player once he's no longer with your team. You see this a lot with high-profile players. As soon as they're traded from a certain collector's favorite team, all of that player's cards are suddenly on ebay. I don't think I could collect like that. With the way that players jump from team to team now, I'd be exhausted trying to keep up. I suppose it's an excellent way to trim your collection. Want to get a few thousand cards out of the house? Figure out who has ditched your favorite team and that's a whole stack of cards you never have to worry about sorting anymore. It's also a good way to recoup some of the cash you blow on cards. But I get too attached. Even though Manny Rami...
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