Has anyone seen these new Helmar cards?

[tbob]

Do the "Helmar" people distress the cards to make them look old or is it the sellers on ebay who are busy doing the distressing?

[iggyman]

The distressing is done by Helmar. It seems like they have picked up some great distressing pointers on this board. Obviously, they are big Net54 baseball.com fans.

Lovely Day...

[53Browns]

Here's my problem with these cards. I lump them into the same category as reprints that don't say "reprint" on the back. Even though these cards boast new artwork, when they "distress" them to look aged, they could fool a novice. Someone could really get screwed on these, and I'm sure someone will. They need to clearly list a date manufactured on the back. I havent seen any on the backs I've viewed. They may look cool, but to me, they're Charmin.

[Rich Klein]

By long-time sports artist and dedicated hobbyist Monty Sheldon,

And here is a link to his web-site

http://www.montysheldon.com/index.html

A real good guy BTW

Rich

[DaClyde]

Helmar should team up with Gary Cieradkowski of the Infinite Baseball Card Set.