Who are the 10 most important collectors in hobby history

[JasonL]

a few of you that I like, and then I suppose some of the other ones already mentioned.

[oldjudge]

In order of importance:

1.Wharton Tigar
2.Jeff Burdick
3.Lew Lipset
4.Barry Halper
5.Richard Masson
6.Frank Nagy
7.Buck Barker
8.Keith Olbermann
9.Lionel Carter
10.Charles Bray

Honorable Mention: Rich Egan, Larry Fritsch, Keith Mitchell, Don McPherson. The best collections ever are, I believe, held by a few modern collectors.

[sb1]

Given enough time and opportunity that order will change

[Robextend]

I am not sure where he ranks all-time, but Randy Stuckemeyer had quite the collection.

[David W]

I would think Barry Halper for amassing such a vast and diverse collection (authenticity questions aside), Dr. James Beckett for his collection and his price guides and how that changed the hobby from circa 1980 to 2000, and PSA for introducing the grading system to the hobby, which like it or not, has transformed the way cards are bought and sold the last 10 years.

Also Larry Fritch has to be on there somewhere. Just about everybody has bought something from Larry Fritch at some time in there life.