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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Joe....your post on Frank is great.

Frank Nagy, to many of us who got into this hobby back in the 1970's,
was really one of the best. He was much more in touch with most of us
than Burdick (or Lionel Carter, or any other of the great veterans
of the hobby).

And, one of the reasons this was so because he ran a monthly mail
auction which consisted of thousands of cards. If you "overbid" on a
card (or lot of cards) he would modify your bid down and that is what
he billed you for.

For example....back in 1983, I bid $100 on a 1949 Leaf Jackie Robinson
and won it. Frank billed me $75 for this card and he wrote me a nice
note telling me that 2nd highest bid was only $65; so, he had
adjusted my cost. And, when I received this JRobby card, I was amazed
how Mint it was. I wrote him back asking if he had just opened a pack
of 1949 Leafs ? He responded with a lengthy letter describing his
vast his collection. This anectdotal story should serve to provide
an insight to those who did not know Frank.