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Todd<Todd, I don't know how long you have been collecting, but if you believe it is a load of crap, you have not been in this hobby long enough>
I started collecting in 1966 ,although admittedly, I was still in short pants then. I have never stopped. Is that long enough?
Odd you should mention 10-15 years ago. If I recall correctly, it was in 1987 that baseball card values first went way out of whack from any so-called price guides (I remeber that Kaline rookie I'd coveted lmore than doubled in price guide value alone in the span of about 5 motnhs). Since then, depending on the issue but still as a general statement, prime condition vintage cards have been rather ridiculous in the prices they fetch. I have little doubt that old-time collectors, particularly those with connections, have held and then sold off many of these gems, and, for a variety of reasons, that this continues. It makes good economic sense for people in a number of different situations.
To suggest that "all" high grade specimens of vintage cards are trimmed, fake, or whatever similar point you were driving at is, in my opinion, a load of crap.
Todd