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barrysloateI feel both Corey, Jim and others make some good points even though they are looking at the registry from opposite sides.
My feeling is the skyrocketing prices for high grade cards, fueled mostly by the registry crowd, is not automatically good for the hobby. Sometimes a less frenetic market is a better thing. It has changed what was once a more relaxed hobby into one that is really rather cutthroat and too competitive for some tastes..
Jim- I'm sure the people you know on the registry are passionate about their collections, I won't even dispute that. But I would bet the attrition rate among those collectors is pretty high too. They are often the first to burn out when they start to get bored with baseball cards.