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Posted By: Bob

When all those "show us your highest graded xxxxx's" posts started showing up on the board, I knew there was trouble brewing. Who cares? If you buy a highly graded card, I have no problem posting it on the weekly pickup thread but why the compulsion to flaunt high graded cards in this forum? I know that there are a lot of us collecting cards who have highly graded cards (along with lower graded cards) but I don't see the rush to vanity that I have witnessed by a few. I have a lot of cards which are the highest graded or among the highest graded, just as others out there have, but I don't feel compelled to participate in the "nyah-nyah look what I have" mentality. Maybe I am being overly sensitive but I don't think so. I just think this goes backs to the whole "backbone of the hobby" debate from earlier in the year.
If you buy some highly graded card and are proud of it, good for you! Be proud. Glad you have the disposable income to afford it. You can even be smug if you like, but don't flaunt it and brag about it.