(Today is "No Beard Day." I'm not making this up . Holding "No Beard Day" during the baseball postseason is probably not the greatest timing. But it's a perfect time for Cardboard Appreciation! So this is the 162nd in a series. Hold on to your dome cozies): You may have heard the news from Topps yesterday about a new Heritage High Numbers/Update/Traded set for 2012. Sounds exciting, right? It's been awhile since Topps did this. Last time was 2008, I think. Maybe 2009. The years run together at my age. But, silly me, I left out the good stuff. The Heritage High Numbers/Update/Traded set this time is an online exclusive thingy, through Topps' online exclusive vehicle, which shall go nameless. It is also just shy of $100. For 100 cards. "But," Topps says. "It includes an autograph." Well, that changes everything doesn't it? Here was my official reaction to this news, after reading Topps' rationalizations and a ...
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