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Posted By: barry arnold

I just want to take a moment of personal privilege to say that I have
completed my Monster collection. 2 decades ago, I decided that I would not
seek the Big 6(2 of which I now place in an ERRATA scetion). I have stood by this decision. All of the cards are graded---not because I think that they must be graded but because the holders have provided protection better than
I ever would or could. I have made a concerted effort to have a variety of
rare and common backs.
Just moments ago I received my last 206, a beautiful Ty Cobb bat off, from
Steve Yawitz who has been instrumental in my search for this Grail with favor after favor over the last 5 years or so. It was fitting that his card be the last in the quest for he was most helpful from beginning to end in this tremendous journey. This achievement is his as well as my own.
I also want to say thank you to many of you who gave your time,advice, expertise, and even CARDS along the way. The two gratis upgrades were very helpful at an important time, Ted Z. And the EPDG discussions along with your Primacy of Piedmont theorizing really helped the momentum continue.
Barry S., you helped at an important juncture when I decided to be singleminded about 206s. Thanks for selling some non-206s for me that I had a hard time letting go of. Thanks to Leon L. for some key recommendations along the way. Jon C. deserves a great thanks for opening my eyes to the wonderful world of 206 packs and then mentoring me along the way. Scot R.'s
scholarship deserves much credit for helping me to see the fascinating interweaving of vintage studies and my own world of academia; Jim B. also helped in this vein.
Scores of you, too many to be named yet very important nonetheless, provided trades and sales which made it all happen. Please accept my gratitude for your help and for being a top drawer community of vintage advisors and scholars.

all the best,
Barry