I can tell you that eBay listings of quality sports memorabilia has gone WAYYYY down in the past several months, I would say starting around last September. I figured it was because of the promotion, which precipitated a tremendous increase in junk listings. My theory was that dealers of quality material didn't want their stuff getting lost amongst the drek and falling through the cracks, so they held back. However, I haven't seen much uptick since the first of the year, and I'm starting to think that perhaps America's attics are getting sucked dry of the good stuff. Having for many years now depended on eBay to provide a certain amount of my income, I'm thinking that if this continues much longer it might be a good time to think about retiring. That's how bad it's gotten.
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