Charles,
I don't believe your cards detract from the hobby at all. Like Greg's paintings, they represent some of the best baseball art I've ever seen, and they do a remarkable job of recreating in color an era we typically see only in black and white. I'm quite familiar with your images because I very much enjoy looking at them ...
But I don't understand creating such limited prints runs — and with such vague language about the numbers: "No more than just 6 of this card will be made and sold during a 12 month period. Most likely the number will be only 3-4."
As for mass-production, I recall when Helmar cards first came out, they were printed in fairly large numbers and were very affordable. The images were great, but the production was poor. It seemed like cards were made from styrofoam.
Keep in mind, this is a hobby that's been hit card by many scandals (see grading companies, auction houses, fake cards, fake rarities, altered cards, etc.), so collectors — including myself — are bound to be wary of something that was produced yesterday and sells for a pretty penny.
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