checking in - setting the record straight

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Posted By: Ben

Hi all,

I thought it might be a good time to check in. As most of you know, my collection was stolen last february and, unfortunately, none of the cards have been recovered since then. I have since returned to the hobby and enjoy it again, albeit in a much smaller capacity. I've managed to pick up a few cards that I like, including a few replacements even, and have begun monitoring this forum again as well.

Anyways, I have heard rumblings from a few friends in the hobby that people here have begun to question whether my collection had been stolen in the first place. More specifically, when I posted a scan of my new e104 mack in the "P-F in your collection?" thread, people began to assume that since that card was part of my old collection and on my stolen card list, that it was never stolen and I was trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes. This came as a shock to me because, well, it is of course not the case. I just REPLACED the card. The old Mack I got in a trade from Scott Elkins, and was much nicer than my new one which I recently received in a trade with Andy Cook.

I just wanted to clear this up with some of you. To think that some of you believe that I lied about having my collection stolen is very upsetting, so I hope this sets the record straight.