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Posted By: Joe Pelaez

You still don't get it.

You said:
"As long as the serious and passionate collector is around, the supply of vintage cards will continue to become more limited and prices will continue to trend up."

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Peter, do you really believe that?

Just look at this board.
There's nothing wrong with it, but you can't deny that this forum is predominantly a price oriented board.

How much?
Who grades best?
Is this a 5 or a 3?

The questions are valid, but again let's be honest, they represent the Wall Street Journal more than Lipset's encyclopedias.

This may come as a shock to you, but the only time that this forum gives the appearance of being a pre WWI card forum, is when the handfull of collectors on this board talk about the actual cards, and not the "How much?"

The fact is, speculators and investors outnumber collectors on this board.
Again I say, nothing what so ever wrong with that, .. but I can't help thinking that maybe a 1929 baseball card crash might not be so bad.

Speculators can go back to the Wall Street Journal, and collectors can go back to having collector like fun.

It would be like putting the "H" back in the Hobby.

Please Do Not wake me up, I'm beginning to like this dream.