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Posted By: barrysloate

The hedge fund thread kind of straddled the on/off topic line. It dealt with one aspect of vintage cards- that is their investment potential. On the other hand, the number of collectors on this board who care about the relationship between hedge funds and baseball cards they will never be able to afford is minimal. Nevertheless, it wasn't technically off topic.

This thread has brought to my attention that these O/T posts are bothering more people than I had imagined. I enjoy the digressions and I am fully aware that while I do post substantively, I likewise jump the ship on a regular basis. I guess it's a reflection of my personality. If you know me, you will see me sometimes being very serious, and other times I'm completely off the wall.

But I do think today we should devote some time to a discussion about this. So far so many people have come on the thread to complain about O/T (and obviously many others who agree haven't) that it needs to be addressed.