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Posted By: Hankron

Scott, I understand that. As I mentioned, whether or not something is technically a cabinet card, if the average seller includes the dimensions there's not a material problem and I don't object. MastroNet includes the dimensions, so I do not object to their description. I subscribe to the "no harm no foul" rule.

I will point out that, in photograph collecting, the size is a strong and often direct indication of a photo's value and rarity (the larger the more expensive to make). So, if instead of plus or minus 3 inches, I said plus or minus $500, I supect that most bidders would not condider it an immaterial technicality.

When someone shows me an image of an early photograph and asks me about its rarity and value, the fist think I will usually say is, "How big is it?"

This should suggest why I 'get technical' when it relates to the size of a photograph.