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Summary: A GREAT ADVENTURE
Review: AS SOON AS I HAD GOT MY BOOK BY DONN PEARLMAN I KNEW IT HAD TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A GOOD BOOK BECAUSE I HAD READ MANY OTHER DONN PEARLMAN BOOKS IN THE PAST! IT HAD STARTED AS SOON AS I HAD OPENED THE FIRST PAGE AND I HAD GONE ON AN ADVENTURE.. THE BOOK TELLS YOU HOW TO NOT WASTE ALL OF YOUR MONEY ON CARDS AT THE SAME TIME.. AND IT TELLS YOU HOW THE CARDS GO UP.. TODAY THANKS TO DONN PEARLMAN AND BECKETT BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL CARDS ARE MY BIGGEST HOBBY!
Rating:
Summary: A GREAT ADVENTURE
Review: AS SOON AS I HAD GOT MY BOOK BY DONN PEARLMAN I KNEW IT HAD TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A GOOD BOOK BECAUSE I HAD READ MANY OTHER DONN PEARLMAN BOOKS IN THE PAST! IT HAD STARTED AS SOON AS I HAD OPENED THE FIRST PAGE AND I HAD GONE ON AN ADVENTURE.. THE BOOK TELLS YOU HOW TO NOT WASTE ALL OF YOUR MONEY ON CARDS AT THE SAME TIME.. AND IT TELLS YOU HOW THE CARDS GO UP.. TODAY THANKS TO DONN PEARLMAN AND BECKETT BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL CARDS ARE MY BIGGEST HOBBY!
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Summary: THIS IS FOR COLLECTORS OF OLDER CARDS
Review: I READ THE BOOK MANY YEARS AGO AND IT WAS DATED THEN. I HAVE COLLECTED FOR 44 YEARS AND LOVE THE HOBBY, BUT THIS IS NOT GOING TO TEACH ANYONE ENOUGH ABOUT THE HOBBY TODAY TO BUY THE BOOK. IT IS SEMI INTERESTING BUT I THINK THAT IT IS FOR THE MID 80'S NOT TODAY.MR. PEARLMAN IS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE AND THE BOOK WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION FROM THE DAYS GONE BY. IT IS FUN TO REMEMBER THE PAST, YET WITH TODAYS ISSUES WITH CARDS AND THE HORRID AMOUNT OF CARDS BEING PRODUCED, THE DAYS OF COLLECTING AND TRADING ARE STILL HERE FOR THE CHILDREN. BUT WHEN I SEE A CHILD OPEN A $20.00 PACK OF CARDS AND IMMDIATELY LOOK AT A PRICE GUIDE TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY ARE WORTH (ACORDING TO THE GUIDES), FOR ME IT THAS TAKEN THE JOY OF THE SPORT AND COLLECTING AWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CHANGES SINCE THE PUBLISHING OF THIS BOOK THAT IT IS GOOD FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO COLLECT OLDER CARDS ONLY.
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Summary: THIS IS FOR COLLECTORS OF OLDER CARDS
Review: I READ THE BOOK MANY YEARS AGO AND IT WAS DATED THEN. I HAVE COLLECTED FOR 44 YEARS AND LOVE THE HOBBY, BUT THIS IS NOT GOING TO TEACH ANYONE ENOUGH ABOUT THE HOBBY TODAY TO BUY THE BOOK. IT IS SEMI INTERESTING BUT I THINK THAT IT IS FOR THE MID 80'S NOT TODAY. MR. PEARLMAN IS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE AND THE BOOK WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION FROM THE DAYS GONE BY. IT IS FUN TO REMEMBER THE PAST, YET WITH TODAYS ISSUES WITH CARDS AND THE HORRID AMOUNT OF CARDS BEING PRODUCED, THE DAYS OF COLLECTING AND TRADING ARE STILL HERE FOR THE CHILDREN. BUT WHEN I SEE A CHILD OPEN A $20.00 PACK OF CARDS AND IMMDIATELY LOOK AT A PRICE GUIDE TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY ARE WORTH (ACORDING TO THE GUIDES), FOR ME IT THAS TAKEN THE JOY OF THE SPORT AND COLLECTING AWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CHANGES SINCE THE PUBLISHING OF THIS BOOK THAT IT IS GOOD FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO COLLECT OLDER CARDS ONLY.
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Summary: Too Outdated
Review: I thought I would get a current and comprehensive review of the hobby when I ordered this book. I purchased it new because I wanted a current edition. As soon as I received it I saw that its copyright (even though it was a third edition) was 1990. I read it anyway hoping that maybe they had attached a couple of new chapters to cover the internet and online auctions and their impact on the hobby, but no luck. This book needs updating badly. Too bad, I was hoping for advice and I got something that a 10 year old would not want to write his book report on because it's so badly outdated by current events.
Rating:
Summary: Too Outdated
Review: I thought I would get a current and comprehensive review of the hobby when I ordered this book. I purchased it new because I wanted a current edition. As soon as I received it I saw that its copyright (even though it was a third edition) was 1990. I read it anyway hoping that maybe they had attached a couple of new chapters to cover the internet and online auctions and their impact on the hobby, but no luck. This book needs updating badly. Too bad, I was hoping for advice and I got something that a 10 year old would not want to write his book report on because it's so badly outdated by current events.
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