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Posted By: Chris

Back in 1981 a local TV show had Larry Fritsch on it showing off his baseball cards. I was already collecting but this show was what really hooked me. He had this huge warehouse full of cards, he was showing off a stack of 1954 Bowman Ted Williams cards, and to me, a 13 year old kid at the time, he was the baseball card God. With that being said, I always saw his ads in hobby mags but never bought anything from him as he was WAY more expensive than other dealers. I would never buy from him either. Just too many bad stories. I would say you are right Leon. Most people do not return the cards so he makes out quite nicely. That with the fact he has some hard to find cards allows his to "test the waters" with his grading. IMO it is unethical and I have never wanted any card badly enough to trust him with my $. I agree with Jay, I think he could make much more $ by grading fairly, but then again, whwo am I to second guess the way he does business? I often wonder just what kind of stock he has. He seems to be a major hoarder and has been doing it longer than just about anybody.