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Posted By: William Heitman

Rick--I think you are missing the point. I agree that the card brought a lot of attention to card collecting. I could say so much more, but it would only lead to argument upon argument and badmouthing. My knowledge is not speculation and I do have first hand knowledge. I'll leave it at that. I will say that those of us who collected so many years ago dug and dug and dug for cards. No amount of publicity could stop us from digging. Seeing a trimmed card become the standard against which everything is based, snd, seeing flawed grading services become so important in a very artificial way, has stopped a lot of people from digging. Cards that were once considered treasured possessions should never become just another commodity.