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Posted By: barrysloate

Aaron- These are all fair points and what makes me happy is that you have read the book and put some thought into. That's a lot more than others who don't care to buy it because it doesn't include enough baseball cards. And for the record, there are some great baseball card collections that don't contain all PSA-9's but in fact have great rarities, but for one reason or another Stephen didn't capture any of them. Obviously, it goes without saying that this is Stephen's vision, and he put the book together based on how he wanted it to look. Now that I read your detailed post, I too feel the same as you and would want to get a more personal look at the collectors and how they display their material. Keep in mind too that some prefer to keep their collections tucked away in safe deposit boxes, so this could not be done for everyone profiled. Unfortunately, my own contribution is minimal; Corey and I wrote our article together and submitted it to Stephen about a year ago. I had no input at all and wasn't even aware of the editorial changes made until I received my copy of the book and reread my section. It would be nice if Stephen could get onto this site and talk a little bit about how he put this whole project together. You know what, I think I will email him, give him the link, and see if he has time to read it and comment.
And Aaron, thanks for taking the time to read the book and offer a balanced and fair critique.