How many collections lay dormant?

[barrysloate]

They can not tell you the difference between a pop report and a pop tart.

Now that's good!

[E93]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

They can not tell you the difference between a pop report and a pop tart.

Now that's good!

That cracked me up too.

What I find interesting is that Ted remembers some very high grade collections and others report rarely seeing high grade cards. I think we "see" them more often these days in part because it is the high grade examples that often get into high profile auctions and few vintage collectors miss seeing those catalogs, at least online.
JimB

[FrankWakefield]

Put that in your toaster!!!!


By the way, I broke another slab today, it was PSA and the card appeared to be inside a plastic sleeve in there. However, when I got the slab apart, the card lay atop the sleeve. Seems to me that about a bit more often than not that is the way it is. Is that just laziness, or is there a reason they don't put in inside... Oops, just heard my toaster click! Time for a Pop Tart.

[bh3443]

Hi Ted, Barry, and the rest of my buddies,
The first time I heard the term population report used in regards to cards was from Alan Hager when he was up here at one of my shows pitching his BB Card Book and launching his "6-Sport" Price Guide!
I had a nice conversation with him, and then the pitch came about per cent of cards in various conditions that survived time, abuse, etc.., the need for a book like "6-Sport" to accurately value them and the Acu-grade slabbing and preserving cards. Alan was an interesting guy.
A few months later, Dennis Purdy said the "book was pretty, but then again so aren't most whores!" in his expose on Alan Hager: Buffalo Hunter in the Wild West. Dennis was another great guy and I enjoyed his magazine a lot.
Anyway, I like my cards in ANY condition. I get as much enjoyment from a beat up Jim Tabor card as I do a PSA 7 Babe Ruth. I like what I like!