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Posted By: warshawlaw

At the National I asked a dealer about a Newsboy boxing cabinet card. He wanted $175, which was a little high for the card. I was also concerned about what looked like a small tear in the image that had been repaired. I started to haggle and he told me that the card books at $300. I asked him what book and he said "Oh, a book I have on boxing cabinet cards."

The punch line is that there is no such book. I WROTE the only book that prices these cards and a $300 price on the card in that shape was not my work product.

When I see a dealer pull this sort of crap, I am reminded of Gandalf's last words as he fell into the pit after the Balrog: "Run, you fools!"