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Finding Economic Lessons in Fading Era of Card Shows

By MARY PILON
Published: April 21, 2012

Can the dying world of baseball card conventions provide a lesson in economics?

The long-dwindling gatherings of card dealers peddling mint-condition Joe DiMaggios and Stan Musials are good examples of what economists call two-sided markets, according to a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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CowboysGuide:
Fred,

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fgoodwin:
Sorry about that; try this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/sports/baseball/sports-card-conventions-as-economic-laboratory.html

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