Trust? Ronald Regan once said “trust but verify” One must do their own research BEFORE buying! Us young whippersnappers know there are known good and bad apples in the collecting world and we share this info with others. (the good and to avoid list) Sadly this has cost us lots of cash! I once bought of "trusted experts" and that ended up poorly as some see "s ucker" on your brow, then the light shines as the TRUTH always prevails.
Read many books, handle as many original items at the shows, ask lots of questions, study the details, find a few knowledgeable friends that are true collectors. This is how one can protect themselves from the wolves. The good news is 90% of the people are great, honest folks.
IMO GDC has ran off the "brains" and they really have nothing to gain by coming back. Why are the other .com sights busy compaired to GDC? Its not hard to figure out.....
