as always
thanks for sharing. I eat this stuff up :-)
I remember when a couple of dealers would send me a grouping of stuff for me to decide on - keep what I liked - return the rest - AND I might be allowed to contribute to the discussion of pricing. Not aware that it happens too often anymore.
Cards were much less of a commodity back in the "golden age" of the late 30's-50's (acc, wti) the dollar amounts that would be quoted at least initially, allowed for "an exchange point" - a value that was used primarily as a basis for trading or purchase rather than what could be made buying/selling as can often be the case today. I've seen in these letters and notes commitments to purchase at percentages higher than the "book" - even when they WROTE the book! Few people other than perhaps paper dealers had thoughts of making money from the hobby and for people like Burdick, Barker, Bray et al it was about the process and history almost as much as it was about the acquisition. About the $ ? - not so much.
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