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Posted By: DJ

Welcome comments...here we go. I want to know what you (Bruce) hope to achieve with threads like this.

It seems like you have a weekly idea on how to revolutionize and improve the hobby, mostly singling out the big dollar collectors. First it was an organization. A big dollar show (Cabbage Patch Dolls not okay, but we'll allow the PSA5E card though, that's okay). A hedge fund?

It all ends in a debate (again, the vg collector versus the PSA8 people...the registry people versus those who loves their creases) while the large majority of the board "scoffs" at these suggestions to improve the hobby, the others (a handful of loyal high dollar collectors) agree it's a good idea, but that's about as far as it goes.

When it comes down to it, will they (or you or "we" as we are often plural) do any of the work to begin these proposed projects? Will they (those who like the idea) even show up when it comes down to it or have a bunch of better things to do?

I also think that, honestly, the concept of a show is moribund. The Cabbage Patch sellers exist because tables need to be sold. How many tables do you think you can sell of only "big dollar sellers" in this ebay and catalog world? Not to mention you have to probably pay celebrities like Keith Olberman, Joe Orlando and Charo to come to the event.

Already when we go to shows, all we do is comment on high prices and at Bruce's show, we'll see a PSA8 n28 Mulvey for $4,000 that we will all pass on and it will simply end up in Mastro catalog in the future. This is an "ebay" world. A "high priced catalog world". I have no reason to leave the house. I have to fly to NYC...get a hotel...get a car...pay $250...look like a penguin...(bleep) that. I once did this for a charity event that uncovered some original Joan Miro work, but this...pass.

It's Monday Barry, Leon promised us that things would go back to normal. In all honesty, as long as Bruce and Jim C. (no offense to either gentlemen, your views are simply different than 95% of this Board in your way of thinking) post, there will be chaos and friction at the n54, VBC.

DJ

P.S: I'm going to send in all my "poor" conditioned 1963 Topps cards to PSA so I can get 1/1 PSA1 cards.