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Posted By: <b>Rob D.</b><p><a href="http://dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/02/27/economy_prized_possessions.ART_ART_02-27-09_C8_6MD23MV.html?sid=101" rel="nofollow">Pretty interesting read, with a mention of sports collectibles.</a>

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Posted By: <b>Jim VB</b><p>AAH! Who trusts anything that rag says anyway??? <br><br>(Admission - Haven't lived there in 3 years, but I still log on 2-3 times a week.)

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>That bastard Dan Sewell -- he hates collectibles.

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Posted By: <b>Rob D.</b><p>Just remember to click on the banner ads, Jim.

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Posted By: <b>Jim VB</b><p>&quot;Just remember to click on the banner ads, Jim.&quot;<br><br>OK. Except if they ever run that one with the snowplow again! (Ran last winter.) The whole page was frozen while that little guy made a couple of passes across the top of the page. Seemed like it took forever to load. On general principles I used to log off whenever I got that one. Don't even remember what it was for. <br>

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I haven't seen too many desperate sellers in our end of the market. We're holding up pretty well.

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Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>&quot;While experts generally agree that demand remains high and prices good for very rare and top-of-the-line items, the market for lower-quality collectibles is down sharply.&quot;<br><br>&quot;But for collectors who are still financially stable, the recession offers a very good buying opportunity&quot;<br><br>Yeah, as anyone who collects anything already knows. How do I get paid for writing obvious stuff like this? Wait, I can see it now: newsflash! Generalissimo Frsncisco Franco is still dead!<br><br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>One of the better recent SNL sketches:<br><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/1389/saturday-night-live-dont-buy-stuff" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.hulu.com/watch/1389/saturday-night-live-dont-buy-stuff</a><br><br><p><br><br><br><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a></p>

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Posted By: <b>Eric Brehm</b><p>I don't see any evidence of desperate sellers in the sports collectibles arena either.<br><br>But maybe now I can finally get that vintage pre-CBS Fender Stratocaster for less than $100K...