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Posted By: Rhys

While some of the names on here I agree with, many of the names on here are just the popular members of this board or the current rich collectors. Many of the names mentioned on these lists are guys who have not even been collecting for 5-10 years and are totally ignoring the collectors who probably have more knowledge than anyone out there like Dick Egan etc. Many of the people who have most of the knowledge do not even go on this forum or are too old to use computers.

Having lots and lots of money does not make you one of the more knowledgable collectors. This will eliminate about 1/3 the names people have mentioned so far.

Having one of the biggest collections or being prominant on this board does not make you one of the more knowledgable either. This should eliminate the majority of the other names thrown around.

The three most knowledgable in my opinion are:

Lew Lipsett
Rob Lifson or Bill Mastro (take your pick)
Mark Macrae or the McKee duo (tie)

This post is not meant to offend anyone, but this board gets so ethnocentric at times it is amazing. Being a specialist on one set, having lots of money, or having your name everywhere on this website does not make someone one of the three most knowledgable collectors. It would have been interesting if this question was asked 5 years ago on the Full Count forum because most of the names would have been different.

Rhys