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In the mid '80's I belonged to a group like that
They really didn't do much. Ironically I was looking through some "The Trader Speaks" the other day & saw an ad from famed collector Barry Halper trying to head this type of organization. The ad was from the April 1977 edition
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Wow, the ad is ironic. Nothing is new. It appears the value of the card market has grown exponentially since 1977, but no movement on creating a structure for the hobby. I realize we have hobby fragmentation. Unlike stamps or coins, card collecting exploded with private grading firms and for-profit shows, making it commercial-first rather than scholarship-first. PSA, Beckett, SGC, and auction houses fill some “society-like” roles—but their goal is profit, not preservation or education. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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