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[oldjudge]

I think they are nicely done for what they are. They are not pieces of art. Perhaps the original paintings that were used to generate these pieces are art, but these are more akin to the posters of paintings. I would think if someone wants nice images of great ball players they can buy a nice photographic book and have real images, which are preferable to me, at a lot cheaper price. I would never buy them and I think that somewhere on the piece there should be a disclaimer that they are not period pieces. Otherwise, some novice will be fooled.

[glynparson]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

I think they are nicely done for what they are. They are not pieces of art. Perhaps the original paintings that were used to generate these pieces are art, but these are more akin to the posters of paintings. I would think if someone wants nice images of great ball players they can buy a nice photographic book and have real images, which are preferable to me, at a lot cheaper price. I would never buy them and I think that somewhere on the piece there should be a disclaimer that they are not period pieces. Otherwise, some novice will be fooled.

This seems to represent my views on the subject perfectly.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

certainly am appropriate copyright date at the very least