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Posted By: barrysloate

Bruce- we've had this conversation before but let me reiterate- of all the trends in the hobby I'm not sure making the industry a high stakes playground for the rich and powerful is such a great one. I believe 95% of the collectors really do just want to relax and enjoy collecting cards and want to be taken back to a simpler time when it was more fun. I think the set registry crowd represents less than 5% of the hobby, and likely a lot less. For every collector who wants baseball cards to be traded like stocks there are ten collectors who are turned off by the whole thing. Making the hobby accessible only to the very rich is not a good long term formula for growth. I say sit back, relax, and enjoy it. And yes, while PSA is the name brand, I think it's also been proven that they need to work on improving their product. That has been demonstrated in countless threads on this board.