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Posted By: runscott

It went as you hoped - that's good for you. I don't think anyone on this board had any reason to want these items to be something other than what you described - in fact, most of us get really excited when something that is new and real surfaces...but this wasn't it.

As far as "hobby heavyweights", anyone with a large amount of money and a wilingness to spend freely must be one of these. Personally, I know several huge spenders who have some of the largest and most valuable collections in the hobby, and who know about as much as the novices who buy t206 reprints...and that's fine - I don't go them when I need expert advice. What bothers me is that the auction houses are indeed more concerned with the money of the "hobby heavyweights" than with the opinions of the experts.