Dear Critics

Our list (s) of the most important collectors in the history of the hobby was focused on the plethora of people whose involvement shaped the hobby.

It is clear that a number of you have no idea who certain collectors are/were and what they contributed.
For example ,one of the people on our list wrote a series of important articles about the Texas Tommy series,
and accumulated more than 45 examples. We, of course, are still in contact, but would not reveal their name.

Other collectors brought interest to the importance of grading cards and essentially enabled the creation of a billion dollar business.

To show you how far things have come in a 1956 Hobby Publication which we have there is a cover story
on a young junior banker whose "$1000 collection" was considered the most valuable in the baseball card hobby.
The article notes that the junior lending officer is the only person in the country to have a complete set of the
"ultra rare Delong gum cards"

Said legendary collector, now deceased, sent us his entire 45-year collection of hobby publications
along with a note of gratitude for our research efforts, and willingness to trade with him.

Many of the "unknown" collectors referenced by our "misguided, uneducated
critics" were friends of the aforementioned legendary collector. In turn they worked
with Egan and other pioneers in identifying players, sets and provenance of various cards and sets.

For those of you who are not true students of hobby history, said collector
was our friend, the late Lionel Carter.

As Always,

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List
bdorskind@dorskindgroup.com

The country's leading buyer of high grade ultra rare baseball cards and memorabilia (no bats, autographs, uniforms equipment etc.)