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That is a great story. Now I know where Bobby Valentine got the idea for wearing a disguise after being thrown out back in '99

I hope I wasn't coming across pushy or offensive.  I was just giving my honest opinion on the topic presented.  I didn't know there were right and wrong answers.  We have new members seeing these posts all the time.

I agree that there's no feeling of awe at holding a reprint, but you also can't hold pixels either.  I'm not trying to convince you or anyone else to change their minds.  I'm just expressing my view of the value for holding a reprint set because there could be a new member reading these posts that might be open to different point of view.

Some people put their cards in numerical order in a binder and call it a day.  That seems shallow to me.  No offense intended for those who do.  Reprints aren't as untouchable as originals and can be arranged and re-arranged in various types of order, over and over again.  I guess someone can print off a set online to the standard card size and cut out the complete set and do it that way, but I don't think I have the ink or material to do all that.  For me, it's easier to buy a reprint set manufactured to specification and "play" with those cards.  That's just me.  I'm not pushing this on anyone.  I'm simply expressing a different point of view.  What's wrong with that?  Is Billy going to come around and remind us all of the definition of trolling again?

Vvvergeer wrote:

And you should know how I feel about reprint sets. Not interested. No history. No feeling of awe at holding a 100 year old thing in your hand. If I wanted that, I could go to my color printer for a few minutes and have the whole set virtually for free. Pass.

This website is for "getting familiar with" sets.

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RoundtheDiamond87 wrote:

You know how I feel about the reprint sets.  I'd grab one of those to help you get to know the set better, while guiding you towards your next original card purchase.  The set could probably be obtained for the price of 1-2 low-grade originals.   

There are no right or wrong answers. We just each expressed an opinion on reprint sets. End of story.

"someone can print off a set"..."easier to buy a reprint set manufactured to specification"....LOL.  You're right. ANYONE can print off a set. That's exactly what POORMANSCARDS.COM did.  It was a guy in Waterloo, Iowa printing them in his apartment and selling them on ebay.

Probably what this guy is doing as well.

https://www.ebay.com/usr/dreamcardsco?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

Wow. He's pretty good. Except for how clean and new the cards look, they're solid. But his green on the back of the Rose and the 1961 Mantle seems off.

This is why I had to start buying graded cards.Sigh.

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Yeah, I appreciate him doing that.  I purchased that 1887 Buchner Gold Coin Reprint Set and it is very thorough and cut to size.  I also got his 1895 Mayo Cut Plug set and some others.  I don't know where else I'd find all of those images in one place and I definitely wouldn't want to produce them myself, or pay the $800-$1000 per common card fee to complete the collection of originals.  He has a very comprehensive collection of 19th Century Baseball Images and is willing to take the time to produce fairly quality cards to standard size. 

Like Alan Jackson said, support the "Little Man".  Big business doesn't have to produce the set for me to be interested.  A humble collector like Poormanscards.com is certainly fine by me.   God Bless Waterloo, Iowa.  It's a great town filled with awesome people.

Definite counterfeits, but he's being honest about it.  I just wish he would indicate it somewhere on the back of his cards, so a second-hand seller didn't try to pull any tricks.  Poormanscards puts his website on the back.  That lets people know for sure these aren't originals without even having to say anything about it.