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Posted By: barrysloate

There was once a time I paid for a fed ex subscription because there was so much good material being offered that even a few hours would be the difference between getting something great or just missing out. Obviously, the way business is conducted today has changed dramatically and most of the advertising is either an announcement of an upcoming auction or a heartwarming ad which reads: "we are accepting consignments." Did anyone in the hobby realize that these auction houses are accepting consignments? Who isn't accepting a consignment?
However, in all fairness to Bob Lemke he still writes a weekly column that is always informative and nearly always offers checklists and background information on some rare and obscure card set. Bob is still the only throwback to the good old days of SCD. If they would just banish the practice of having advertisers on the front cover...