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Originally Posted by HOFrookies

Thanks Derek, Phil, and Zach.

Of course, as one of my first "in depth reads" was about the DiMaggio fiasco; and surely that doesn't give me a "warm and fuzzy" feeling about the hobby.

Don't let that get you down...it's part of the hobby and will always be part of the hobby. You would have been even more depressed if you had read the thread from last year regarding shill bidding. If you stick with "collector grade" stuff and don't try to go for the "high end" / high grade cards, you will be (mostly) fine. If that's your thing, then you need to tread with caution...where there's money, evil lurks.