To Tony Gordon, et al-
I am amazed (but not surprised) by your attitude. A potential customer-
someone who could BUY from you in addition to asking to trade- is a
"waste of time"? Hmmm...think I found a problem. Judging a card(s)
before you have even seen it, and telling the holder which words to use
(don't use the word "trade"?) Think I found a second problem...
Bottom line is that offering to trade is a common practice at shows and on
sites like this one. The holder of the cards doesn't have ESP and, frankly,
does not care about a seller's expense list. All the collector knows is to ask
the dealer if they trade. It's not an insult, in my case it's not an attempt to
defraud the dealer, and it certainly isn't a "waste of time" merely to ask a
simple question that could benefit the dealer(!!). I buy a lot of cards and
trade as well, and one thing I've learned for sure is this: a dealer who
thinks he can dictate every detail to a person he depends on for business- a
potential customer- is in for a rude awakening. There's too much
competition for that approach. I am reminded of the Caddyshack line,
"Lighten up, Francis". Sheesh.
Looks like I picked the wrong time to check net54
Trent King