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DJEven the European ISITREAL web site has made mention of CCSA's Inventory over the last few weeks.
http://www.isitreal.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=71&func=view&id=7599&catid=8
IMO, the true villain here, outside the obvious is in fact Sports Collector's Digest. After all, the company was born within their pages, as were their "reputable" authenticators that SCD hypes up.
People buy items because they trust the periodical itself. The idiot collector believes it can't be steered in the wrong direction if such a large advertiser is linked (is it incorrect to call it a partnership since one is so dependant on the other?) to a huge advertiser.
The part that gets me is the exclusive inventory that consists of items that almost never show up in Mastro or any other catalog...like Ed Delahanty, Old Hoss Radbourne, Josh Gibson, Jack Chesbro, Christy Mathewson, Joe Kelley (including balls) and Dan Brouthers.
DJ