[drcy]

I've read his books and thought they were entertaining, had good stories about his famous finds and business and offered useful advice for collectors and would be dealers. I remember that in one book his definition of 'mint' was "Fresh out of the pack" and, thus, a mint card could be off center. Thought that an interesting concept. He wrote that he was a dealer to make money, it was his living, and, while he appreciated and enjoyed looking at the items he bought and sold, he wasn't a collector. I thought that fair enough. Especially back then before the internet, dealers performed the hobby service of getting cards and memorabilia into collectors' hands, often by buying the bulk (something a normal collector on the normal budget couldn't do or wouldn't want to do) and reselling it as singles. The average collector didn't, and still doesn't, want 150 1961 Topps #1s, or even two. He wanted only one.