the sad fact of being a card collector in the UK

[tony jedi]

Hi as i attened the NEC Memorabilia show last wkend i saw to my suprise the new set of cards from Topps the Galaxy 4 set. But apparantly the sell sheet for this set is very hard to find. Now i am all to aware as to how hard these items are to find over the years but for some inexplicable reason this particular sheet is practically exctinct. So much so that an empty box and wrappers are going the same way. Is there a particular reason for this? Am i the only one who collects boxes wrappers and sell sheets to go with the cards? On ebay when you type in star wars sell sheet 3 come up all and everytime and all three are from THE SAME SET the heritage set from a few years back. I mean whats that about? I currently have 18 DIFFERENT star wars trading card sell sheets but i really so no reason as to why i cant get any new ones. To me its as if "no we only sell cards i did have boxes and wrappers but i threw them away" AAARRGGHHHHH And as for the retail chase cards from this new set well i may as well give up. As Topps are supposed to be advertising their new sets of cards IE giving sell sheets away to card dealers and thier (TOPPS) customers why is everyone being so stingy? Yet other card companies are only to happy to advertise their forthcoming products thus making the public aware of whats coming. I am under the impression that this new set is a flop noone is bothered getting these cards and couldnt give two hoots about it/them. Well thats all very well but what about the hard core card fans/collectors? like myself who have to either go without or pay totally ridiculous money to get in effect what is only a thin piece of paper.
When it comes to selling these on later in life i am under the idea (at present) that ill get peanuts for them even though i know how much toil hard work and money has gone into purchasing them (if i am lucky to find them)
It also annoys me when i see a sheet on a wall at a show and im merely told "its not for sale its for display only" well whats the bloody point in showing it then? or the other classic im usually told is " er well i have got some but i didnt bring them with me" about as much use as a fart in a spacesuit then really isnt it? still nil desperandum and if ANYONE out there can help me with my card collection PLEASE PLEASE GET IN TOUCH YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!