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Posted By: George Dreher

Yes Peter, I can understand why someone would branch out to other collectibles and I do collect many other types of things such as historical documents, autographs and coins, etc. I was just surprised by the number of antique collectors who have begun buying up sportscards with no previous interest before six months ago.

David, presidential hair would be a strange thing to collect......what if it has dead lice in it? Zachary Taylor's photos looked like he washed his about once a year.
And this reminds me of a seller I recently corresponded with who says he inherited locks of hair belonging to Babe Ruth and other sports hall of famers and will be selling on eBay. How would someone go about collecting baseball player hair? By visiting their barber? LOL And would Upper Deck put strands of hair on baseball cards and put them in packs as inserts? Weird stuff