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Steve I hear all you say, but I am still troubled. Perhaps it is the "loss of innocence" in the hobby. However, I will save my other thoughts for another time. Oh, and I am a lawyer who charges by the hour for a task assigned, not for the value of the task in and of itself. (For those who think this is a digressing discussion, I apologize. Steve and I have known each other for too many years. Anyway check out my post on Golden of Golden

I will be real brief so as not to unduly detour from the discussion on this particular thread, and I apologize for doing so, but I wish to follow-up on Jon's momentum. There are many rumours out there regarding the issues referenced above, and which run rampant through Marnin's post on his website. At a minimum, there are "appearances" of "potential" conflicts of interest involving CGC and Heritage (and others) that include but extend beyond pressing. I hear rants from dealers and collectors alike, and frankly I do not know what is true or what is not. I want this known in the open that I believe, presumptuous or not on my part, that many questions do require answers from those who effectively "hold" the power in this industry. The books I need and want (as if the two were different!) require the spending of money, the amounts of which incur shouts of "what the *(&)(% were you thinking" from those who do not understand our passion in this hobby/business. Nevertheless, this is nothing to joke about. I intend to and have been seeking answers and/or clarification from Steve and Jim Halperin. To date they have been responsive, and I have appreciated their courtesy, professionalism and, I certainly presume, their honesty. But I do still have questions.

Nuff said on this thread.

Mark