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Old 08-06-2010, 10:44 PM
Bosox Blair Bosox Blair is offline
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Originally Posted by ullmandds View Post
"The first conversation I had with a big-time T206 dealer over 20 years ago, he told me not to focus much on backs as there were a ton of fakes out there created by rebacking and/or reprinting of backs."

SOMEHOW I'D BET THIS DEALER HAS/HAD QUITE A BACKS COLLECTION HIMSELF!!!!! SUCKA!

Nice guess, but no. This guy was a true businessman and a dealer I could respect - no card stayed with him longer than a few days before he sold it and moved on. I stood in front of his table one day when he took in a great collection of T206s. Within 10 minutes he offered me the 4 Cobbs for $100 each (about Ex or better). I foolishly said no, and they were sold to the guy standing next to me.

Honestly, at that time I think very few people would have been at all impressed by a "backs collection"...

Cheers,
Blair
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