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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb
Would love to see some support from others who cannot afford to play in this space as currently construed. Or is everyone else loaded and it’s just me that can’t afford any of this? Then I should just go back and find another hobby if this one doesn’t work for me any longer and when everyone else is fine with things being the way they are.
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Phil, I have always considered myself as playing in a cheaper space than where you play, based on some of the amazing items I've seen of yours over the years.
Most of the stuff I have of any "real" value was / is accidental due to my pack rat nature and eclectic tastes.
This hobby is way big enough for any budget, both small and large, always has been and always will be.
Certainly the current "opinions rule" slab mentality complicates things, but so did the " chase card" craze perfected by Upper Deck in the late 1980s.
How / why do you think I jumped so deep into Baseball Magazine posters? Because they were stupid cheap when compared to most items of similar age.
Too bad I didn't jump into t206 cards when the Wagner was under $1k, but oh well, dumb me for thinking the 57 Topps set is more attractive.