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10-30-2012 06:14 PM |
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Originally Posted by barrysloate
(Post 1048752)
It's okay to forgive JP's past, and do business with him. It's also okay to choose not to do business with somebody whose ethics you question. Either of those is fine.
What's not okay is to berate somebody for his ethical standards, but still do business with him because he has a card you need. That is being a hypocrite.
And my post is directed at nobody in particular.
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I do value you weighing in, Barry.
However, the origin of the entire post was not even JP's past. It's JP's present. The whole point of bringing up his past was to accentuate how he runs his business today. His business ethics, while no longer illegal, haven't exactly pulled a 180 degree turn.
And I'd finally like to just point out that I'm not suggesting anyone do or not do business with Memory Lane. That's clearly your call. This isn't Romper Room. But if you guys had a bad experience with someone (see: Any hundreds of EBay users who we all talk about), honestly, I'd want you to tell me. I trust you guys way more than an ex-con salesperson. So that's why I told you.
The one point Barry made, though, I'd like to stand by loud and clear: It IS being a hypocrite to berate Memory Lane and still do business with them. That's why I'm just stating for the record that I'm not doing business with them...ever again. I don't care what card they have that I "need" (I never "need" anything in a hobby). My moral standards will always trump a PSA something-or-other (that Mastro probably photocopied...) for my collection.
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