Posted By:
Frank WakefieldWell I didn't buy Elberfield to sell him... I got him to collect him. To collect the white border cards, plus the Kid had an interesting career.
For me, collecting cards isn't about the money. Nor their value. I don't doubt that some of the slabbed cards, no, I'll grant you that ALL of the slabbed cards that I've broken out will now sell for less. No big deal, I'm not selling them. For me, they're now easier to store, they fit in the little business card box that currently holds about 600 T cards. I can sort through them easier to look at the series progression, the uniform and pose changes. I find the slabs clunky, bulky, and a pain.
I keep thinking about starting a Net54 forum that is about old baseball and old baseball cards, and absolutely not about slabbed cards and card values. I suspect a few folks here would migrate over. But I'm not Leon, I lack the skill, patience, and wisdom he demonstrates daily, hourly, here. I don't have time to constantly monitor such a site, either.
My point wasn't to change the direction of this thread, I just noticed that there had not been an Elberfield Washington portrait mentioned.