True Mint by Rosen

[drcy]

I am keenly aware of his reputation and demeanor . . . . However, his book is still an entertaining and interesting read.

[mechanicalman]

Dude sounds like a dick.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

Dude sounds like a dick.

You got it. He was clever enough to carve out a colorful and profitable niche in the hobby, but I never understood why he couldn't have done it the same way but without being such a jerk, which he must have known would certainly cost him some business. Some people seem to revel in being able to get away with being obnoxious, like their egos feed on that, but what a sad way to be. I'm guessing he had a rough childhood where the only attention he got was from being bad, and now I find myself feeling sorry for the guy! He's gone now, though, and the fewer dicks there are in the hobby, the better.

[Aaron Seefeldt]

I used to set up at Gloria Rothstein’s show in White Plains, NY in the mid 90’s and my “booth” (more like a small spot on a long table) one year was right next to Rosen’s. The show was slow and he had a lot of cash left at the end… so he bought my Rose PC of Cobb, Novelty Cutlery of Cobb, PC796 Cobb, and a few other cards I had. NONE of them were professionally graded & NONE of them were anywhere near mint. More like GD-VG range. I saw them in one of his auctions shortly after.

He also used to sell a “magic stain remover” and claimed it would remove any/all stains from cards…

[rhettyeakley]

Pretty much the biggest d*** I have ever dealt with. I get along with almost everybody but I just couldn't stomach that guy.

I know many here liked the guy but I was not among them, I honestly just don't understand why the other dealers put up with his shenanigans.

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Pretty much the biggest d*** I have ever dealt with. I get along with almost everybody but I just couldn't stomach that guy.

I know many here liked the guy but I was not among them, I honestly just don't understand why the other dealers put up with his shenanigans.

Completely agree.