Aug 2007
I am tired of hearing about card doctoring.
08/25/07 00:08 PersonalGeneral
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Yep. I've had
just about enough.
Cards get doctored. Yessir. And when somebody trims a card with the intent to deceive a buyer and artificially inflate the price of a card, that's wrong and unethical and all sorts of bad karma is going to hit that person. People should learn what they can, and should stop patronizing sellers and auction houses that doctor cards.
But when people start suggesting that you need a team of forensic scientists to spend hours evaluating every hair of paper fiber on the card to ensure that no foreign elements have ever been introduced to the cardboard, they've gone completely off the deep end and should start a more harmless hobby. I recommend decoupage.
Seriously. There needs to be a 12-step program for Wacky Hobby Conspiracy Theorists or something. And there needs to be a special set of shackles in the catacombs of the world's deepest dungeon for these guys who are tossing around veiled threats and accusations in an effort to further their weird agendas. You guys are transparent as glass, you are doing nothing for the hobby, and most of what you say is wrong anyway.
And everyone else - quit freaking out and enjoy the hobby, already.
Cards get doctored. Yessir. And when somebody trims a card with the intent to deceive a buyer and artificially inflate the price of a card, that's wrong and unethical and all sorts of bad karma is going to hit that person. People should learn what they can, and should stop patronizing sellers and auction houses that doctor cards.
But when people start suggesting that you need a team of forensic scientists to spend hours evaluating every hair of paper fiber on the card to ensure that no foreign elements have ever been introduced to the cardboard, they've gone completely off the deep end and should start a more harmless hobby. I recommend decoupage.
Seriously. There needs to be a 12-step program for Wacky Hobby Conspiracy Theorists or something. And there needs to be a special set of shackles in the catacombs of the world's deepest dungeon for these guys who are tossing around veiled threats and accusations in an effort to further their weird agendas. You guys are transparent as glass, you are doing nothing for the hobby, and most of what you say is wrong anyway.
And everyone else - quit freaking out and enjoy the hobby, already.
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Goodbye, Scooter.
Stuff I'm looking for
08/13/07 22:34 PersonalInformationPersonalPermalink
While
I don't have plans to pick up all of these at once,
I'm sure interested in picking up one of them.
1888 N162 King Kelly, SGC 50 (or less depending on eye appeal)
A nice W600 HOFer
1909 E95 Eddie Plank, SGC 50 (or less depending on eye appeal)
1910 M116 Wagner with decent eye appeal
1915 Cracker Jack #88 Christy Mathewson, good centering and color
1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth, SGC 40 (or less depending on eye appeal)
1934 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig, SGC 60 (or less depending on eye appeal)
1954 Wilson Franks Bob Feller or Roy Campanella
I'd be looking for the cards in SGC holders, or with the contingency that the card would cross.
I could do cash, cash and trade, or straight trade (check my sale page).
1888 N162 King Kelly, SGC 50 (or less depending on eye appeal)
A nice W600 HOFer
1909 E95 Eddie Plank, SGC 50 (or less depending on eye appeal)
1910 M116 Wagner with decent eye appeal
1915 Cracker Jack #88 Christy Mathewson, good centering and color
1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth, SGC 40 (or less depending on eye appeal)
1934 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig, SGC 60 (or less depending on eye appeal)
1954 Wilson Franks Bob Feller or Roy Campanella
I'd be looking for the cards in SGC holders, or with the contingency that the card would cross.
I could do cash, cash and trade, or straight trade (check my sale page).
Congrats to Barry Bonds.
08/08/07 01:01 PersonalGeneral
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National Recap
08/07/07 00:15 PersonalInformationPersonalPermalink
Got back from the National in Cleveland yesterday
afternoon; an outstanding show.
Lots of great prewar stuff (I found three Henry Johnson Confectioners cards, that's it), and lots of amazing cards to see. SGC's booth was filled with dynamite prewar scarcities, and the PSA booth had the Wagner and some high-grade postwar stuff. Global redesigned their flip and launched a new website and the hobby immediately started falling all over itself to submit their cards.
The best part of the show, of course, was the social aspect. Meeting up with collectors from all over the country was a great thing. I definitely had more fun in the hours after the show was closed, sitting in the lounge or having dinner with friends than I had walking the floor. It was great to "meet old friends for the first time," as they say.
It was also nice to take a break from the drama that the hobby has been full of for the last few months and just get back to what I enjoy - finding new cards, meeting people, and learning about the hobby.
Lots of great prewar stuff (I found three Henry Johnson Confectioners cards, that's it), and lots of amazing cards to see. SGC's booth was filled with dynamite prewar scarcities, and the PSA booth had the Wagner and some high-grade postwar stuff. Global redesigned their flip and launched a new website and the hobby immediately started falling all over itself to submit their cards.
The best part of the show, of course, was the social aspect. Meeting up with collectors from all over the country was a great thing. I definitely had more fun in the hours after the show was closed, sitting in the lounge or having dinner with friends than I had walking the floor. It was great to "meet old friends for the first time," as they say.
It was also nice to take a break from the drama that the hobby has been full of for the last few months and just get back to what I enjoy - finding new cards, meeting people, and learning about the hobby.