The book.. The Card... again..... sorry...

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Posted By: Chuck P

A buddy gave me a copy of the book. When I read some of the threads about it this summer I was a bit turned off. When I searched and read up a little yesterday, I had a hard time determining who had read it before commenting and who hadn't. So ................

For those who have read all or some of it at least:

1. Are there major errors in it? What are they?

2. Is there speculation put forth as fact that some have a problem with?

3. Any other criticisms?

My collecting habits are on the very low end of the spectrum grade-wise. My collection is probably about .5% graded and 99.5% raw. Might I be inclined to enjoy the book more than those who focus on high end graded card?

TIA,

Chuck

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Posted By: Steve Murray

I read it, enjoyed it, and didn't find any particular glaring errors. I would recommend it as an easy read.

I collect cards graded SGC exclusively though I have a few raw floating around here somewhere.

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Posted By: Paul

I think I'm a similar collector to you, Chuck. I recently got back into the hobby, and am working on a mid-grade HOF collection. I just read The Card, and really loved it. There's a lot of information that many of the posters on this site undoubtedly already know, but for newbies, and collectors with more modest (read: "my wife is never going to approve the purchase of a high-grade Ruth/Cobb/Mantle/etc.") goals, The Card is an interesting, and even -- dare I say it? -- inspiring read.