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Marc S.One thing strikes me in some threads like this:
People here like to complain about the prices of what they collect.
Auctions have high buyer's fees and through the "smoke and mirrors" and focus on rarity, prices go much higher than they otherwise would, so there are no deals to be had in auctions.
Shows are equally non-productive as dealers seem to have either shiny, new crap, or they have vintage cards at such a premium price that it is more a museum than a dealer, since no one would buy at the prices listed.
Ebay is equally problematic because everyone snipes and prices go way too high if more than one person has a high snipe for a card they want.
So I question where people get all their cards -- or if all of us, as collectors, simply like to bitch and moan about the prices we pay for what we collect, since obviously none of us are getting any deals anymore.