Posted By:
Frank WakefieldThis thread has gone from the interesting "10.5 mil", to the very interesting "not 10.5 mil but really about 14k", and on to the fantastic, the history of the Gretzky-McNall card. That is what I want to read!!!! And I like seeing people talk about The Trader Speaks, and Mr. Burdick, Mr. Bray, and Mr. Nagy.... I love the history of the hobby, wish someone would do a book about it. Get down an oral history of how things were from Mr. Heitman and others, soon. Long live the old timers!
But I am about worn out with grading talk... I used to NEVER buy graded cards. Then I broke down and bought one. Since then I've bought several. And that is why the good lord gave us hacksaws, to liberate these innocent little fellows who don't deserve a plastic tomb. And with shame, I've now had 3 cards graded and sold... because they would sell for MUCH more if graded. Partly because the collectors are no longer dealing face to face, and how do you know if it's real?? Partly because some collectors with more money than sense can't be bothered to learn about discerning the authenticity of a card. It still tickles me to look at T206s spread on a table, and I point out the 2 American Beauty cards to a surprised dealer who doesn't know that the cigarettes were smaller diameter so the package was smaller so the cards were factory "slendered" (ha, thought I was going to use that "T" word, didn't you!) And I guess some folks just want to collect slabbed cards. For me, I'll keep my hacksaw. And I hope whoever bought my 3 Old Judges use a hacksaw, too.