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Originally Posted by triwak
I'm not a big fan of this either. Encourages people to damage historical items, not intended to be torn apart. Also encourages attempts at misrepresenting items as "cards" to newbies.
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Agree completely. If this photograph were issued as a single sheet then I would have no problem with Beckett slabbing it.
But because this practice encourages the destruction of the limited number of Spalding and Reach Guides that are still in existence, I hate it.
Edited to add you can buy an intact 1909 Spalding Guide for around $100-150, depending on condition. Why a single page is worth five times that amount is a bit of a mystery.