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Posted By: davidcycleback

Many top dealers, who get top $$ and are house hold names in the hobby, are one man operations, so I agree that size itself doesn't determine price and reputation. Some of the biggest and most influential hobby names, from Mike Gutierrez to Mr Mint, probably worked on their own or with a couple of helpers.

Sherlock Holmes solved more cases than Scotland Yard, and his only assistant was the vacant Dr. Watson. Scotland Yard probably had 5,000 employees and that many times the payroll.