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Growing up looking at famous paintings in encyclopedias, I would later be surprised at how much bigger or smaller the painting was in person. Looking at the little pics, you can a non-conscious idea of size which regularly is way off. The most surprising is when a famous painting is little bitty.

Receiving new card issues in the mail, it's not uncommon to be surprised. Sometimes they're better than expected, sometimes worse. I was surprised at the high quality of the c.1967 Dexter Press premiums when I got a bunch in the mail. On the other hand, I didn't think the Baseball Magazine Premiums were much. Didn't hate them, just wasn't greatly impressed by the brown muddy images. I remember way back when when I received one of the strip card issues and my first reaction was it was a Xerox copy. Soon realized it was genuine, but cheap looking.

When you have low or no expectations (ala Dexter Press), you can be pleasantly surprised.