A really painful story...in the mid-1970s while I was away at college, my Dad dabbled in old tin can collecting and joined a small group that held monthly swap shows. A fellow collector and good friend always set up at the table next to him. He always showed Dad his new finds before offering them to anyone else. Dad was his best customer for several years.
At one of the shows, a rival collector rushed up to Dad's table and showed him a gorgeous die-cut full-color Babe Ruth counter display for The Sporting News. He had just bought for $15 from a guy as he was walking into the building.
Yep. Our friend sold it in the hallway as he was carrying it in...he didn't know Dad was interested in baseball stuff.
Some wounds never heal.
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02-10-2010, 09:58 AM
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