[QUOTE=Rich Klein;1567672]Until there are enough advertisers to go back to print, then SCD will never be what it was.
THAT IS TRUE, RICH, BUT SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST KNOWS THE 200 PAGES OF CARD LISTINGS FLEW AWAY TO EBAY FOR GOOD A LONG TIME AGO.
And if you are a big dealer (OR AUCTION HOUSE), why advertise there when your customers are buying on line.
I WOULD IMAGINE THERE ARE STILL SOME MASSIVE, LUCRATIVE COLLECTIONS RESIDING AMONG THE 8,000 SCD SUBSCRIBERS. IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THOSE DEALERS AND AUCTION HOUSES TO ADVERTISE ABOUT BUYING COLLECTIONS OR WHY SAID COLLECTOR SHOULD CONSIGN THEIR COLLECTION WITH THEM...
Advertising on on-line sites such as this is a much better value for most dealers.
And, I receive many of the articles via email so I don't feel as if I'm missing anything
YOU'RE MOSTLY RIGHT, RICH, THOUGH SOMETIMES I GET WIND OF AN ARTICLE THAT I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE DEVOURED, AND IT'S LONG GONE. NOT EVERY SCD FEATURE WINDS UP ON THEIR WEB SITE. GEORGE VRECHEK GRACIOUSLY ALLOWS US TO SEE HIS WONDERFUL PIECES ON HIS OWN WEB SITE. AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE FREE LANCE ARTICLES ARE SOLELY ON AN SCD.
I WORKED LONG AND HARD ON A RON SANTO FEATURE SCD LIKED ENOUGH TO RUN IN THEIR 2012 NATIONAL ISSUE. EVEN GOT A COUPLE EMAILS OF APPRECIATION FROM READERS. NOT SURE HOW I COULD USE IT AGAIN--IT'S TOO LONG FOR SPORTS COLLECTORS DAILY. MY POINT IS SIMPLY THAT THE SANTO ARTICLE WAS EXPRESSLY FOR SCD.
RICH, HOPE YOUR GOOD WIFE IS IMPROVING, AND I SEND YOU BOTH MY BEST REGARDS. TAKE CARE, RICH. I MISS YOUR ARTICLES, BRO!!
---BRIAN POWELL