thank you guys. I talked to rick 9 months ago about this book but the timing just wasn't right at that time. I really wanted it though and i'm just glad he hadn't sold it. The next highest unrestored cgc copy is 9.4 so this is as good as it gets for me on this book.
that is what I found... and, quite honestly, I was happy with the book, but as travis will tell you, we went back and forth a wee bit and I am happy that it will be enjoyed for many years (heck, even I kept it almost 3 years, just a great book!) That's like 21 years for a typical collector.
I generally keep my big books for an average of 6 years it seems. Just sold a bunch of 04 books....
05's next year?
I keep mine awhile too..."oldest" GA book in my collection is my All Select 1---going on 9 years in two months
That is a vault book for sure. My first true vault book is my Tec 31. I can easily say it will not be sold as long as I can hold onto it.