For becoming # 240 which has taken me a time to descide to join the list.
My story which Andy has asked me to share.
Approx 20 years ago while working in the Craps pit I met a player and we hit it of. On each of his visits we would talk while he was in the Casino. After a few years of his normal 2-3 trips he wanted me to get involed with sports cards,I didn't take him up but was waiting to ask him about slabbing when he came back in.
Yesterday was the day and when I mentioned slabbing he told me his sad story. He has left the sports card hobby as he knew it because he said it was now no longer fun, he had to treat his hobby as his business.He stated when slabbing came into the sports card hobby his trading friends no longer were friends but investors and took the hobby as serious as he takes his business.One could see the pain in his face speaking about the hobby he once loved.