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Old 08-20-2013, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ullmandds View Post
It was a lot easier to remain interested 20-30 yrs ago...let alone 50-70 as it took decades to acquire the knowledge you can gain online these days in a weekend.

When I was collecting vintage in my early 20's I had never even seen most less common issues in person.
And has been mentioned elsewhere, the cards that are now really "rare" are just that. I am sure back in the day, pre-internet, seeing a Darby Chocolate or Washington Times card would be akin to seeing Haley's comet. Now, not that big of a deal.
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