I was borderline inactive as a collector for a few years. Maybe one prewar card a year, and a few packss to a box of something new.
Then Some friends of mine needed help seling a collection they'd inherited, and I got a few cards in return for a few days of sorting the good from the hopeless. And while my wife had been getting and forwardingthe newsletter for a couple yaers, I hadn't read the boards much.
My attitude towards the hobby had become a bit poor. To me it had become a hobby of Lottery ticket packs, and very little knowledge even among most dealers.
Then I actually read the boards, and felt like I'd come home in a way.
Here were the people I'd missed, the ones that figured stuff out, and knew things about the cards. And were also interested in some theories about the cards,and about what actual differences were out there. And didn't think of Arod rookies as "rare"
sure there's arguments, but sometimes I learn a bit from those too.
Steve B
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