Emaciated SCD.

[ScottFandango]

nolan ryan 68 topps rookie was worth more in the early 1990's then it is now...(same with mattingly 84 donruss and most if not all 80's 90's stuff)......

[Exhibitman]

I think when the publication gets that small they have to start handing them out free at the supermarket...

[canjond]

Maybe with cc gone, it will build back up over time although it may be too late. Did we ever figure out who left who (did cc ditch SCD or other way around)?

[tbob]

Shame, I remember when SCD and BBHN (the Barnings) were fierce competitiors and were at their zenith. Their ads and articles drew me in to the pre-war area of collecting.

[jcmtiger]

Yeh TBOB, the Stomman's (spelling)? were the original SCD publishers, I remember both mags, it would take a week to go thru SCD, they published 2 times a month. The downfall began when they began publishing every week.

Joe

[benjulmag]

The hobby has changed quite a bit since they began publication. Since the overwhelming majority of desirable vintage material is sold through the auction route which can be publicized via email, there is much less need to advertise in the printed media. Perhaps if SCD is reduced to a monthly publication, dealers will find it cost effective to advertise their auctions in it and the publication might increase its subscription base.