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Brian H (misunderestimated)Although we often harp on the errors in the Standard Catalogue with respect to the pricing of cards that are sufficently rare that they are pretty hard to put values on I think the unstated assumption has always been that it is great resource and that we just like to make it perfect. After all I don't see complaints about any of the other guides on here too much and certainly none that are as ambitious as The Standard Catalogue. That is a complement to the work Mr. Lemke has done over the years if ever there was one.
Sadly, it doesn't surprise me that the market forces are essentially driving the more obscure (and more fascinating to many of us) cards out of the big book.
I don't know how economically feasible it is but I wonder if a CD (Compact disc, not an investment vehicle) could be sold with ALL the sets along with the Big Book (or perhaps separately).