Yes the majority were before the craziness and they will be past on to my sons. Even when I was getting stuff slabbed I never did a dual slab. Was never interested and still am not in card or autograph grades. If I have done anything in the past few years it was JSA. The whole investor and flipping that goes on has made the hobby less fun, more expensive and in some cases less trust worthy. I'd like to go back to the days of dealers like Max and more recently Ron Gordon and others who now work for TPAs. All we have left is my buddy Jim Stinson, Rich Simon and a few others. The camaraderie between us old time collectors is great. When ever I get outbid making a fair offer and then see the winner double the price and put the item on ebay 3 weeks later it makes me contemplate getting out, as does all the forgeries etc. I feel the vast majority on this board are of great integrity and I am thankful for you all
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