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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

I'm a believer that most collectors in it for the long haul have a focus to what they collect, which they constantly refine and perhaps augment over time. Copeland, on the other hand, didn't fit this mold. He seemed to collect practically everything, which is why he was continually being bombarded by dealers wanting to sell him things. Whenever he would learn about something else out there he didn't have, he had to have it. It's like the rich boy who for a time has a fancy for something, spends like crazy to satisfy his yearning, then gets tired of it and sells out. I remember being at a card show in the late 80's with a long time collector who told me his prediction that Copeland would sell out in the relatively near future. And he was right.