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Posted By: Elliot

Not that Hal needs defending (as he can do it quite well himself), I think he's wrong guy to single out for wanting higher card prices. I doubt Hal is sweating it out if the price of his cards are higher or lower than what he paid. If he felt that way he wouldn't look to pay top prices for the cards that he wants. I only wish that I could do the same thing more often, rather than worry if I am overpaying for something that I really want.

Having said that, I think that what Hal was trying to convey is that he hopes new collectors come into the hobby, so that his collection is not worthless. My impression is that I doubt very much if Hal's lifestyle will be affected very much if his collection was to drop in value by a substantial amount. Of course, he might need to buy his wife a little trinket to make sure she doesn't look too closely. ...btw Hal, u really need to get a private cell number for bidding in auctions and getting call backs.