Adding to wantlist: 2011 Topps 60 Yankee Relics

After pulling the Robinson Cano 2011 Topps 60 jersey relic, I thought I'd try and grab some others. According to http://www.baseballcardpedia.com/, the following Yankees Topps 60 relics exist:

Jon Albaladejo (seriously?)
Mariano Rivera
Mark Teixeira
Phil Hughes
Joba Chamberlain
CC Sabathia
ARod
Goose Gossage
Dave Winfield
Don Mattingly
Derek Jeter
Yogi Berra
AJ Burnett

I figure the current guys, outside of maybe Jeter and ARod, are pretty attainable. There are a few up on eBay right now. The retired guys, those are going to be tough (slash expensive). Goose, Winfield, Yogi, Donnie - I don't have high hopes. But I think I'll at least try and collect the current guys. If you have any you would be willing to trade, let me know.

Also, I had been thinking about going after the HoloGRFX A Piece of the Series set. Well, tonight on eBay I picked up Paul O'Neill and Chipper Jones, for about $11 total (including shipping). It's on,

Elusive Cards: 1993 Topps Finest Don Mattingly

I was 10 years old when I first laid eyes on this card. I can't remember where. Maybe it was in a Beckett or a Tuff Stuff or at a card shop. I had never seen anything like it. The colors, the design, the flashiness. Baseball cards just didn't look like this. I lusted for this card. I originally thought they were an insert in 1993 Topps, so I convinced my Mom to buy me a bunch of packs so I could pull one. Dumb kid.

Eventually I realized this was a set all on its own. Packs were expensive and I couldn't afford them. I'd see this card at a show and it would be going for at least $8. That was steep, especially since I went with $3 or $4 total. For me, it's always been unattainable card. Something high end that belonged behind a glass case at a shop, and not in my collection. In fact, at a card show a few years later, I bought a grab bag with a 1993 Finest Tom Glavine in it, just so I could own a card from that set, like it's 1952 Topps or something.

Now, of course, I'm old enough and rich enough to buy the Mattingly on ebay. I can find one for $8 or $9 or so. But I think I'll hold out. I'm working on a want list to post on the site and I'll add it there, and maybe I'll find a willing trade partner. I think it'd mean more to me that way than just buying one.