[kenarm79]

While I definitely agree with the "Come on with all the recycled ideas guys!" rant 100%, one could make the same argument about some of the serialized issues out there. There are a ton of numbered cards that are just SLIGHTLY different from the base card, but boy oh boy you throw that /10 on the back and it's worth a mint lol. The Bird Platinum in my sig is a great example of what I am talking about. Topps puts a slightly different border on the card and slaps a 1/1 stamp on it. Little lazy aren't we? Same with their Gold /500 and Black /99 that season. Same card, same photo, same everything except a different colored border. To me this is almost the same as Panini recycling the same card over and over with a different series name on it.

LOL. I have to acknowledge that I'm a sucker for parallel sets. It's like a drug addiction, lol. Topps made me an addict with refractors (which IMO no other company could replicate it's concept). While I agree with you, I know that I can't stop.