SCD ROSEN NATIONAL NO MAS........

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Posted By: mr. moses

not as exciting as a one time New York Post banner with "Headless body found in topless bar" but interesting that the front cover of SCD is tagged with a 3/4 page announcement that the venerable and sometimes self-absorbed dealer Alan Rosen is surrendering his table at the National for his principles (I recall it was a couple/three years ago the "main" entrance doors were changed a bit and he was unhappy). Truth be told - I will not miss my soon to expire SCD as it lacks any real impact to anyone collecting pre-war baseball and 19th century stuff. Hardly the front cover I would care about as I collect vintage cards and the like. The interior is filled with plenty of advertising and fluff but no substance for me. One issue of Vintage Cardboard is worth a years worth of SCD's. As for Mr. Rosen; when he was most influential 10+ years ago he was in my opinion similar to a carnival barker (not that there's anything wrong with that) - his bravado and advertising style which included at least a couple(?) of books helped to get him access to things he could market for more. No problem with that depending how one goes about it as it's the American way (insert flag here). His outspoken style and promotion probably was a good thing for the hobby in it's infancy - as it brought more to the marketplace and more quickly. At a show he was setup to be the first person someone coming in the door with an artifact or card would see. He didn't sell cards or memorabilia; he sold himself. Truth be told - I will not miss him either. Nothing meant here to disrespect Mr. Rosen or SCD - I just feel like I'm watching two vintage fighters that are no longer able to satisfy the audience they seek to please.......