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Posted By: barry arnold

very insightful post Barry.

like many of you i have found myself happier collecting in the vg range. i find that they have that cherished old look
and feel and somehow removed most of my old perfectionism and earlier preoccupation with higher grades. I find myself
absolutely enjoying them more and more. Granted, i have
always been a collector and not an investor with the cards, so my highest grades were never more than 70 or 80 and those were rare.
This has worked well for me. I'm not saying it should be universal.
What has become most pleasing for me to see is the great collegiality and consequent top drawer scholarship which is taking place on this board as we continue to find ways to make this hobby as sound and exciting and ethical as possible even while barbarians try and tear it apart with their counterfeitings and the like. Alaric, a leader of the barbarians near the fall of Rome, was approached by one of the Roman soldiers who said proudly,even arrogantly, to Alaric that Alaric and his following had best run quickly for the Roman army was vast and extremely large. Alaric with head cocked slightly and eyes keenly glaring responds
simply 'the more the wheat, the easier the scythe.'

As a small and wise board, always in conversation and attuned to the signs of the times, we should continue to be safe from the scythe.

best,

barry