tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post4442197559013930978..comments2023-04-16T06:15:26.230-07:00Comments on Sports Cards Uncensored: Is It Really That Shocking?Gellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-62321474281437523872009-03-04T18:28:00.000-08:002009-03-04T18:28:00.000-08:00Well, I will address it if it continues to be a pr...Well, I will address it if it continues to be a problem. Right now, they have just not returned my email. I would expect that for two reasons. First is the post with the email, but that may not be the case. Second is that they are too busy with Exquisite. I expect the first, but the latter is possible. Ill give them a chance before I post more.Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-70289137597779114282009-03-04T18:21:00.000-08:002009-03-04T18:21:00.000-08:00That's fine, you accidentally deleted one of my co...That's fine, you accidentally deleted one of my comments. <BR/><BR/>However, what I am referring to is the fact that you have admitted to not posting other people's comments that attack you. That is your choice, it's your blog. However, to me at least, this doesn't send the right message given some of your attacks on others. <BR/><BR/>However, that a the minor point which I will move on from.<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-2202281812628154772009-03-04T17:28:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:28:00.000-08:00Gellman,Check out http://www.autographalert.com/ne...Gellman,<BR/>Check out <BR/>http://www.autographalert.com/news.html<BR/>They just posted a new article exposing the autopenned (machined signed) and secretarial autographs found in UD and Razor Presidential Cuts cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-34935641543587700732009-03-04T15:53:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:53:00.000-08:00Dude, I said I was sorry for accidentally rejectin...Dude, I said I was sorry for accidentally rejecting one of your comments. If you want to include that in every one of your comments, its fine, but at least know that I said I was sorry a while ago. <BR/><BR/>In case you missed it, Im sorry again.<BR/><BR/>Now, in the interest of the main point of your comment, I will say this. Currently, Gregg is not returning emails of mine since I posted the Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-62267068490833706582009-03-04T15:45:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:45:00.000-08:00Given the ongoing bastardisation (proper English s...Given the ongoing bastardisation (proper English spelling of the word - remember,the language is English, not American) of the hobby by Upper Deck, I hope you really stick it to Gregg Kohn in your next talk with him. Otherwise (and I truly hope this isn't the case) you appear to be a coward - all willing to shoot your mouth off about something when you can censore people's replies, but lacking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-19280354234161562152009-03-04T14:14:00.000-08:002009-03-04T14:14:00.000-08:00Anybody who buys a baseball card as an investment,...Anybody who buys a baseball card as an investment, or spends an insane amount of money without carefully weighing the potential outcomes, is a doofus who deserves to be screwed. It's a hobby that's supposed to be fun. I personally don't give a fuck if all the card companies and dealers close down tomorrow. There's plenty of product out there and I'm cool to look at my dinged-up old $30 Mantle or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-26774021805309238632009-03-04T12:13:00.000-08:002009-03-04T12:13:00.000-08:00Woah Anon. You may only have $25 of ebay sales, b...Woah Anon. You may only have $25 of ebay sales, but you probably have $250 of Beckett value. Soooo, yeah. Lets keep things in perspective.<BR/><BR/>(drink with heavy sarcasm)Voluntarheelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003864224603029886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-63750302195749878622009-03-04T11:58:00.000-08:002009-03-04T11:58:00.000-08:00Just to clear a couple of things up.1. Steve noted...Just to clear a couple of things up.<BR/><BR/>1. Steve noted in one of his recent interviews that one of the problems with the hobby is that the upper mgmt at Upper Deck are NOT collectors. They are in fact MBA's, etc. who know jack shit about sports cards.<BR/><BR/>2. I really don't care if it's selfish to only care about what I collect. Why should I care about anything else?<BR/><BR/>I'm am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-3764968124945570612009-03-04T09:48:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:48:00.000-08:00If you are wondering who is at fault for the value...If you are wondering who is at fault for the value that you lose in box breaks, its really just the price increase. Bigger dollar gambles will have big jackpots and lots of losers. Thats the way it has worked for the last 10 years, and I think it drew A LOT of people to this hobby, both good and bad.<BR/><BR/>If you want to blame the manufacturers for putting out thousands of jersey and auto Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-3729221631605569352009-03-04T09:41:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:41:00.000-08:00Will it continue for a new Generation of collector...Will it continue for a new Generation of collectors with any of the big three? It is selfish to say that there will always be Andre Dawson cards to collect, but what about kids that want to collect cards of a new generation of stars? I think people need to look in the mirror and control what they buy instead of thinking everyone is out to fuck them over. I am not a fan of any of the so called bigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-88167396080136675412009-03-04T09:35:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:35:00.000-08:00When it comes down to it, I think that you are cor...When it comes down to it, I think that you are correct that the hobby will continue with or with out the big 3. Plus, I would assume that there will always be someone to take up the Mantle (literally) and run with it. Will they ultimately be sucessful? Who knows.<BR/><BR/>But, I will say this. Just because there is a lack of management or ethics, does not give them an excuse to fuck us over.Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-72728848234794779232009-03-04T09:07:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:07:00.000-08:00I think that one of the reasons for the lack of et...I think that one of the reasons for the lack of ethics in the hobby is the poor quality of management. <BR/><BR/>Most of the people involved in management, be it at Beckett, PSA, Upper Deck, Topps, or the auction houses are former collectors or dealers, not professional managers. You could probably count the number of people in the card industry who have worked for a Fortune 500 company or who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-87496043551149432362009-03-04T09:01:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:01:00.000-08:00I think it will be more "Industry" then hobby with...I think it will be more "Industry" then hobby with Ebay and many other "portals" readily available to turn your "hobby" into a business. When it truly was a hobby no one was that concerned with Beckett values or what it sells for on ebay. It is easy to blame the "Industry" for the situation we are in today, but in my opinion the "hobby" shares blame as well for getting away from the roots of whatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-20733135528794312732009-03-04T08:52:00.000-08:002009-03-04T08:52:00.000-08:00Thank you for the clarification, you are correct.Thank you for the clarification, you are correct.Gellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819780003574759214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-20519143420245707742009-03-04T08:50:00.000-08:002009-03-04T08:50:00.000-08:00I think Steve has a good point. For guys like me,...I think Steve has a good point. For guys like me, if the Big 3 quit making cards tomorrow, it wouldn't matter that much. There's probably another 20 or 30 years worth of Dawson cards that I've never seen or heard of for me to collect.<BR/><BR/>You'd probably see a big jump in prices across the board, but I still wouldn't run out of things to collect, because there are 10's of 1000's of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022654356144175309.post-43089244445578028822009-03-04T08:03:00.000-08:002009-03-04T08:03:00.000-08:00The hobby is not teetering on the edge of extincti...The hobby is not teetering on the edge of extinction, but the industry might be. There is a big difference between the two. Don't mistake one for the other.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413214340721171784noreply@blogger.com