This afternoon I shipped out the first group of relic cards to kick off my relic purge. I'm not collecting jersey cards anymore, thanks to news that some of them are potential fakes, and I'm distributing them to those who might enjoy them more. I will keep a few that are special beyond the "that's a piece of cloth worn by this dude!" factor. But the rest are out the door. Topps' unwillingness to make any statement on this whole thing really, really bothers me. And I don't care how well-designed the relic card may be, when I turn it over and see that line of now confirmed bullshit, the card ain't gonna make me happy anymore. So one blogger in particular is receiving a few of the discarded items this week, and I'll be sending out others, as well. The rest may be sold or placed up for bid on Listia. In fact, I shipped out a few relics to Listia people today, too. I haven't begun to reap the rewards of the credits I received from those relics...
Up all hours talking baseball, cardboard & collecting