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Marc S.The good ole' days weren't really that better.
At least for someone who is only 32 and has been collecting for over 25 years...although I loved trading with friends and collecting Mike Schmidt back in the day, I still had a limited budget at age 7, and price guides were a good calibration [not great, but decent] at figuring out if I was getting ripped off or not. And, trust me, without the Internet and nice collecting communities, there were many more shysters at the local card show that were happy to take a young boy's money just because.
I think collecting is a lot more fun and collaborative these days than in the past...
M