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Old 03-06-2015, 12:56 PM
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It may be hoarding because there are so many Titus cards in general. However, 13 T206 ungraded Titus cards, I wouldn't consider hoarding. In the T206 set, there are many individual players that collectors have 40-50 of that particular player. It may be because there's a relative in the family of that particular player or it may be that person's favorite player. In the hobby today this is getting to be pretty common.
Obviously he wasn't serious as the first thing he said in the message was "Well, not really", but the bold comment made me wonder just how many T206 cards of the same common player do you need for it to be called hoarding?
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