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Originally Posted by Bocabirdman
Most of the reprints out there are obvious to those of us with a lifetime of hobby experience. Evenly rounded corners, inferior clarity, subtle picture cropping differences, cards that try too hard to look aged and conveniently located paper loss are as subtle as most face-lifts and boob jobs. I worry about the know-it-all newbie. The generation next of collectors has their work cut out for them. If ONLY there was a place for them to go to reap the benefits of a group longtime collectors' limitless experience and knowledge.  |
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I love this quote. If I had said this to the facebook group that was trying so hard to make that 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig card be real, I probably wouldn't have gotten kicked out. I don't speak as eloquently as others. A fault I need to work on.