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Posted By: Mike

He got out of that area of the hobby for personal reasons in the late 1990's. From my understanding, he did not want to "support" tobacco products due to some very understandable circumstances. His inventory is awesome and he often has some very interesting stuff that lies somewhere in the "memorabilia" area of the hobby. He has an extensive number of Diamond Stars, Goudey's, Play Ball's and other 30's & 40's issues. He does have some graded cards but he is not a supporter of the grading companies. He is as reputable and respectable as anyone in the hobby. The fact that they do 7 figures a year should speak to that. I have never communicated with him directly, but from what I understand he's a true fan of the game and hobby, a very nice man, and his daughter Amy and wife Jane appear to be really nice people.

As for his prices, they appear inline with what one would expect out of a dealer. However, I think the 150%-300% might be a bit extreme. I'm sure that happens with some of his inventory, but he is very tough on his "grading" and he's always willing to talk about an item if you are interested in it.

M