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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6323812" data-attributes="member: 19675">As in with a sign like &quot;Ye Olde Relic Shoppe&quot;?&nbsp; Probably not in the West, no.&nbsp; But there were merchants noted for selling relics.&nbsp; Since it was a practice which was illegal at certain points in time, some went &quot;underground.&quot;&nbsp; The reason?&nbsp; Relics were big business.&nbsp; Having a relic in your community was akin to having a valuable natural resource or modern-day tourist attraction.&nbsp; From the Wiki on Relics:(Emphasis mine.)Buying &amp; selling wasn't the only form of commerce in relics.&nbsp; What men are willing to buy, they're willing to steal...or pay others to.And of course, who around here hasn't heard of Nazi Occultitsts questing for things like the Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, shards of The True Cross, and the Spear of Longinus?&nbsp; They spent real reichmarks on that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6323812, member: 19675"] As in with a sign like "Ye Olde Relic Shoppe"? Probably not in the West, no. But there were merchants noted for selling relics. Since it was a practice which was illegal at certain points in time, some went "underground." The reason? Relics were big business. Having a relic in your community was akin to having a valuable natural resource or modern-day tourist attraction. From the Wiki on Relics: (Emphasis mine.) Buying & selling wasn't the only form of commerce in relics. What men are willing to buy, they're willing to steal...or pay others to. And of course, who around here hasn't heard of Nazi Occultitsts questing for things like the Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, shards of The True Cross, and the Spear of Longinus? They spent real reichmarks on that. [/QUOTE]

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