Posted By:
bruce Dorskind
I began collecting rare cards in pristine condition in 1977.
I was quite fortunate that two years after I began collecting to
meet Sir Edward Wharton Tigar. Sir Edward was the foremost
card researcher who ever lived. He authored five books on
card collecting, and his own collection included over 20,000
top condition tobacco cards.
We first met while we were indepdently conducting research
in the private Print Room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I then visited his flat in London on several occassions.
His collection and vast knowledge served as a plaform for my
collecting strategy. Only focus on the best quality material
in top condition. Thus our first $500+ purchases included
a Four Base Hit (now graded PSA 6) and Just So Chewing Tobacco.
We acquired these treasures from a young ambitious high
school senior named Rob Lifson. They still reside in our collection.
I live alone in Manhattan on the Upper East side on the east river
Business interests include a small M&A consulting and advisory
firm and directorships of two private equity funds.
Have been attempting to interest several fellow members of
the Wharton Hedge Fund Group (they manage over $10 billion)
to take a major position in rare baseball cards.
Best,
Bruce Dorskind
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