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Originally Posted by jingram058
Just proves what I learned about this Pre-War forum. The regulars here are the "beautiful people". They don't have to worry about such things as "money" or "jobs" or "what will my wife and kids say if I buy a $25K baseball card"; they own the joint and $25K is mere pocket change for picking up whimsical baseball card trinkets. Way beyond what we used to call "suits" back in the day. They don't need to worry about such things as retirement, as they already live the beautiful life. If that is not the case, how then can you explain the constant, endless parade of big, big dollar cards with no mention of any stress or anxiety in picking them up?
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I'm not sure you can put people into buckets such as "beautiful people" or suites as easily as you might think. Everyone is different. There's they guy making $75K a year with a big mortgage who is buying a $20K card on credit. Then there's they guy making $200K a year, no mortgage who won't pay more than $500 for a card because he doesn't believe in spending that much on a piece of cardboard. And then there's everyone else who is probably in between.
I always figured anyone who had a big $10-20K card, back when that meant a Goudey Ruth or T206 Cobb, must be a multi millionaire. I was certainly wrong.
And as far as "beautiful people" - have you ever been to the National or a big show. We (and I certainly include myself) are far from "beautiful people" :-)