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Posted By: Andrew

This board is unique in that it's era specific, open it up, and you're core offering becomes diluted. Moreover, the later the date range, the more you invite a crowd that's ONLY concerned with grading, what's it worth, Registry rankings, if it's centered 65/35, etc. Or God forbid, discussing the Barry Bonds and other modern player "markets." It becomes less about the game, less about the cards.

This is not the usual envy based post as I buy high dollar (relative term), grade 'em, flip 'em, etc. But there are other avenues for those topics. There's a certain rarified - sometimes pompous - air to Net54, but this seems to be price for unparalleled knowledge. I just don't want the latter to go away.

A tab for discussion up to 1980 is not the end all, and I would certainly participate as my fondest treasures are from the late '70s. However, I still vote "no."

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