Another aspect of it was this:
Before the mid-1990s, card collecting and autograph collecting were really, two separate things. The mind-set was that card collectors wanted their cards "as-issued", and autograph collectors just wanted the autograph. Someone looking for a Mantle autograph wouldn't pay the higher price for the card, when an 8x10 photo was just as good.
Now that card companies are doing pack-issued autographed cards, it's served to bring the two separate areas (card collecting / autograph collecting), together.
Steve
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Successful BST deals with eliotdeutsch, gonzo, jimivintage, Leon, lharris3600, markf31, Mrc32, sb1, seablaster, shammus, veloce.
Current Wantlist:
1909 Obak Howard (Los Angeles) (no frame on back)
1910 E90-2 Gibson, Hyatt, Maddox
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