Ha! It really doesn't seem that far-fetched though, to be honest. I'm surprised we haven't seen more personal "game used" items over the years. Eye black strips, grass and dirt, cleats, pieces of pads and cups, etc etc. Seems like a lot of untapped resources out there. Semi-humorous, but semi-serious as well.
That said, I always cringe when Topps or Upper Deck or whoever wins an auction of a vintage bat or jersey of someone like Ruth or Cobb, because you know those will get chopped up and put into cards. And there's only a finite amount of that stuff left.
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