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Playing hard to get

It's a weekly habit. I log on to the Diamond Giveaway site, and check out the latest offers for the Reggie Jackson diamond diecut. There's usually around 50 or 60, or sometimes more, each time I check. I immediately dismiss about two-thirds of them and promptly press the "decline" button. Then I toy with a few of the other offers -- fully knowing I'm going to decline those, too. Like these, for example: Well, first, this tells me the oldest card offered is from 1990. Secondly, I'd rather not get 16 cards shipped to me. It's going to cost way too much. So, those of you offering me 38 and 47 cards for Reggie, you can forget about that, too. Diecuts of current players for Reggie? No way. I said NO! Well, at least I've heard of Whitey. I love all the no-name vintage guys that are thrown at me in hopes that I'll suddenly develop a crazed look on my face, start babbling "VINTAGE, VINTAGE, VINTAGE," and drool so vigorously o...