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Relic trading cards from Topps are specially-designed cards. These are available in series and are a collectible item. As is the case with most collectible cards, they are manufactured in limited editions. Automatically, over a period of time, they increase in value and some of them are also considered to be rare. If you are trying to figure out if your set of trading cards falls in the “relic category” or even if you looking for some information about your Road to World Cup 2014 series, there are some things you can find on different websites. You will be able to find a lot of information about Road to World Cup 2014 series cards. These are the latest in the line of football cards and are in great demand. Getting back to the relic cards that you want to check on; Check the back and the front of the Topps card you have and look for the “Relic” logo. Some cards in the “Relic” collectible card series have the word “relic” mentioned on them. Thus, these cards are easily identifiable. In most cases, relic cards will have older players such as Mickey Mantle or Babe Ruth on them. Very simply, if you have a card such as this with the “relic” logo on it, it is a relic card. You can also go to the Topps website and check the detailed breakdown of all the cards that have been released in a certain year. The company maintains an extensive list of all cards that have been released in any particular year. In addition to this, you will also find a comprehensive list of all the relic cards that are slated to be released. This will help in identifying the cards that are in the pipeline, don’t have the “relic” logo but still fall in that category. Look for your card in the online or print price guide. If you are not too sure about whether you have a relic card and are unable to locate it online, go to a football card dealer and ask them to help you with the information. They will be able to find some printed information or may even help you to locate the information online. If you are buying a relic card always keep in mind that you will have to be more careful than you are when you are buying other cards. These cards are very rare and valuable. There are many people who will purport that they are selling genuine relic cards but they may be no more than clever fakes. It is very difficult to distinguish between an original and a duplicate card. Because of the popularity of the game and the fact that collectors and players are willing to pay large amounts for rare or relic cards, the chances of forgery are very high. Always buy all your football trading cards from a reliable dealer or an online store. Keep yourself updated about the latest information about these cards and beware of fraudsters. Resource box: My Trading Cards has the entire series of Road to world cup 2014 cards. You can also look for relic Trading Cards on this site.
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