I actually wasn't aware of when Ben Crane was selling his own collection, or what prices he was charging. I participated in a number of his Trade Card Place auctions, which he discontinued last year.
I don't know what Russ Mascieri is up to these days. Last I heard he had gone back to day trading stocks or something similar, and was no longer actively involved with trade cards. Dave Cheadle, who co-founded the Trade Card Collectors' Association 20+ years ago with Russ, is a pastor at his church in Colorado and has been gradually selling much of his trade card collection on eBay under the username "davesgreatcardsgalore", at inflated prices (though I bought a couple of them). I exchanged e-mails with him a couple of years ago, and he seems to be doing OK.
Ron Schieber is your best bet for info about baseball trade cards. He and John Kemler are the reigning experts on most trade card topics and have collaborated on many checklists, though I've made a few modest contribution to some of Ron's checklists lately.
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