[isiahfan]

As a CPA...who actually also worked at the KPMG office in Cleveland...of all places...I would like to say Bob is going a bit overboard. While technically right...if everyone reported every gain/loss on every transaction...well you get the point.

A lot of people on here are only pre-war...which limits trading in large groups...but I remember a group in the late 90s where you had a basic trading philosophy....you listed what you would "accept"...i.e. any Wade Boggs cards with a BV$ of over $5...any Topps Yaz base cards...etc. You would then see what others in the group requested....i.e. any 1968 Topps card in ExMt or better condition and you would send in what you had that met other's needs until you had at least $100 in trading credit. The person running the trades took 10% off of the top to compensate their efforts...(fair enough IMO) so you would need to submit $110 to get back $100. The coordinator would then facilitate and ship on their dime as part of the 10%. So if you collected Stan the Man...and someone else collected Kaline...it was easy enough. People could get rid of extras while giving up 10% to get something they wanted. Not like you guys are talking about PSA 3 and a PSA 3 (sane card) where eye appeal makes a $300 difference. I 100% agree with you guys...but man the simple fix is...here is what I collect.... here is what I have...is much easier when your wants/needs are not sooooooooo specific. I would love if Net54 had such a trade center...but I know it's a lot of work.