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Originally Posted by Republicaninmass
Stuff trumps all.
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As a purposeful outsider, I've met some wonderful and absolutely sketchy people in this hobby since the early 1980s. I've been purposely lied to and ripped off as both a kid and adult. I've been gifted cards and knowledge without due cost as a kid and adult.
There's a give and take in this hobby because of the money that flows through it and we all lay our purity tests where we choose.
I still like the hobby and get more good out of it than bad. The bad tends to pop up and surprise rather than run in streaks.
I've made reasonable and safe purchases from "bad guys" in the hobby and sold other "bad guys" my cards.
It's technically not ethical, but I've learned to be very transactional with this hobby.
I try my best to be truthful to people I deal with on my end of any transaction and listen to others who want to tell me things about what I'm holding (everything from I'm pricing it too low to get another opinion on possible alteration).