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Posted By: barrysloate

I think Rob knows the early history of baseball (pre-1870) better than any auctioneer, and by a wide margin. And I think sophisticated 19th century collectors know that.

It has nothing to do with business models. In that respect Mastro Auctions is state of the art. But in the niche of pre-league baseball, Rob has a better grasp of the history than anyone else. I like to think of myself as pretty high up that food chain, but Rob is my mentor (although he does call me for information when he is writing up early lots).

I repeat, each auction house has its own personality.