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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
I don't get your passion for keeping this book together, Mark. There's no theme or cohesion here that I can see that would make the whole greater than the sum of its parts, just a random collection of really nice autographs. Breaking them up would allow collectors of these players to create wonderful displays with photos or other memorabilia. What am I missing that would make it such an imperative to keep this thing together?
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Just because it was someone's labor of love for many years, and undoubtedly took a long time to acquire the sigs of all those star players. Imagine the time and effort expended just to be in an advantageous position to get close enough to all of those great players, in order to obtain their sigs.
Plus, it serves as a perfect snapshot in time of Baseball's Golden Age... including the biggest mid-century stars during a very important era for baseball (when baseball was the undisputed "king" of American sports).
There's no right or wrong... I just tend to view these things with sentimentality vs. objectivity. Perhaps because I identify more with the person who amassed the collection vs. the person who's selling it off.