Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisI am a newcomer to this forum (only a month); and, at the risk
of alienating several friends (who have posted on this thread),
I have some positive comments to say regarding Mr Mint.
At one of the first shows that I set up, in the Summer of 1981,
Al Rosen was set up opposite me. He was a sort of brash with his
customers, but I figured every hobby has a "Howard Cosell" type
to fuel the "chattering types" amongst us. Other than buying a
complete 1949 Bowman PCL set from him (in 1984), I hadn't done
any other business with him until 1995.
That year he published his book "True Mint" and I found it very
interesting. What fascinated me was his most notable "Finds";
33 of them which are well documented. So, at the Philly Show
I sat down with him and had a great conversation regarding the
details of the 1952 Topps Hi# find, the Un-Opened 1949 Leaf
BB find, the Wayne Miller Tobacco deal, etc., etc. I was
quite impressed with his detailed insight over a wide spectrum
of card issues; from 19th Century to 1970's.
So, then I realized he is an alright guy, and since we have
had numerous deals; and, he has always been very fair with me.