Chris, you are right.
It’s 100% a hobby and a pastime for me I get so much enjoyment out of collecting cards that’s why I have done it for the past 25+ years.
In the old days if some guy was telling tall tales it was bad enough but short of a small group or circle the info could be shrugged off and ignored or even quickly corrected. Now in today’s age with thousands of folks clicking thru this site if some person is putting out bad info it needs to be stopped or corrected by both the moderators and the collecting community.
Imagine you’re a new collector starting into this hobby with limited funds and free time. You take a piece of info that you find interesting and start a project say a certain team or player.
You spend all of your money and time chasing a project that can never have an end. Does that person get frustrated and quit the hobby because he could never find that one card…one card that never was real because somebody made it up. Or does that person feel cheated upon finding out it’s not real and feel he picked the wrong project.
I’m disgusted that Ted would do what he has done many folks look up to Ted. For Ted to come on here put up lists to send others down a path they think he accomplished only to find out it’s about half true is ridiculous. As a collectors we should be beside ourselves and make an attempt to correct for future generations.
For a man who fancies himself the scholar what Ted has done makes no sense, to date he shows no remorse or signs of stopping either and the bulk of you are aiding him along with train wreck.
Cheers,
John
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