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PASJDI guess if the definition of providing a "valuable service to the hobby" means facilitating dealers' selling cards for more than they are worth then he is right. Dealers are, after all, part of the hobby. Of course there is an assumption here in my statement that is my own and let me state it clearly: I am assuming that Mr. Paul/Desmond and/or his clients, half of whom are dealers at least as of 1996 according to the interview, are not disclosing that the cards have been restored. I don't know this for a fact, but base my assumption on the fact that I do not recall the last time I saw a card up for auction on ebay, or for sale anyplace else, that was advertised as restored. If there is indeed full disclosure, then I would have a different view of course.