The sports card industry summit kicked off today in Hawaii. That's not the first place I think of when I think baseball cards. Unless it's these . But actually it's appropriate that they're all in Hawaii. At the summit today, there's been a lot of talk about relevance, appealing to a larger consumer base, reinstating National Baseball Card Day, you know, basically focusing on the modern card world. And that's why it's appropriate. Because I'm moving as far from that world as Hawaii is from me. As I mentioned recently, each year for the last decade my purchases have revolved around the baseball card calendar. January through April, I focus on current cards, because that's when flagship and Heritage is released. May through June, I step back and get ready for Series 2 and Allen and Ginter. July through September, I focus on non-current cards, mostly vintage. October through December, I mostly take a breather and check out Update and/or Chrome....
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