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Originally Posted by Bosox Blair
Big +1...well said, Andrew.
So-called "journalists" are so incredibly lazy today that they could not be bothered to research a thing. This guy just bootstraps off an Economist story written by another lazy "journalist" who got the premise wrong too.
And you are right - it is HILARIOUS that he uses the Gretzky/McNall Wagner as an example in his poorly-researched (really no research at all) story, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the card proved to be a fantastic investment over this time period.
What a joke!!!
Cheers,
Blair
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Agreed. The depth of this gentleman's ignorance of the state of the vintage card market is truly amazing. Might he be a bit surprised to learn that a 1914 Baltimore News Ruth first came out of the [auction] shoot [as far as I am aware] in 1989 for $6,000, or that the M-101 Ruth rookie booked for $1800 or so in near mint in 1990? This is simply an exercise in lazy, careless journalism by someone who hasn't the faintest clue of what the term "due diligence" means.
Best always,
Larry