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America's Toughest Want List Smoking Hot
Our most recent post produced four responses and we were able to secure three items for America's Toughest Want List. Each of which has been bought, paid for, and now rests comfortably in one of the world's preeminent baseball type card collections
Whilst our critics swim aimlessly in the sea of mediocrity, we continue to aggressively pursue our quest for superior examples of rare type cards We would like to acquire and/or upgrade examples from the following sets N 162 Lone Jack G&B Gum Darby Chocolate Lections Texas Tommy (types 1 and 2) T 208 T 216 Old Mill Cabinet E 106 E 221 Uncle Jacks Gum We will pay top prices for the best examples extant Please write in strict confidence to Mr Bruce Dorskind America's Toughest Want List bdorskind@dorskindgroup.co |
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A card collector has critics?
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Derby Chocolates?
Whilst I am familiar with Darby Chocolates, I am not as familiar with Derby Chocolates. Could the Bruces show us a scan of any Derby, extant or otherwise?
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Ultimate, penultimate or antepenultimate? |
Looks like the board's Magna Cum Laude dropped the 'm' in the .com of his email address. Last thread he started was "ultra high" and this one is "smoking"...
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Fishing In The Sea of Mediocrity
Whilst the sea of mediocrity
is anything but a sea of tranquility, we are pleased to report that, thus far, we have been able to acquire four major items for our collection (America's Toughest Want List) Said items have been bought, paid for and now rest comfortably in one of the world's preeminent type card collections. As for the three musketeers, and assorted other critics, liars, and would be poets- we hear the sharks are very hungry. And when the sharks are full, there is an Ivy-League trained school of piranhas ready to feast on the leftovers. |
How about telling us what you bought with pictures, so we can all be impressed?
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nevermind.
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Talk about an Ultra Phoney .....
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I agree with every word of the above! He's an Ultra Phoney. Even T206 Wagner reprints, are unaffordable to him, and would be on his list. :D |
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You have really torn it up on ebay in the last 12 months closing out 13 transactions, 14 if you count the 56 Topps Alston PSA 8 you just won. Of the 13 items purchased one came from a seller who sells nothing but altered cards in holders and one from a guy who sells cards he does not own but middle mans deals. That purchase could have been had for 25% less had you had you been more astute and resourceful to pick it off directly from the webpage of the true owner. You definitely get the leftovers. Will not deny you that. |
Bruce,
I love how you call out "liberals" and yet you have contributed thousands of dollars to democrats over the past few years. Maybe you may want to look in the mirror before you start calling names. Joshua |
Ouch, nice homework.
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But wait...there is more...I love the internet sometimes...Bruce, answer me this...you were elected to the Board of Directors in 2000 of Symposium Corp. Soon after they changed their name to Cross Media Marketing. I assume that the board stayed the same but cannot confirm that. Soon after that (2002) the company came under fire from the DOJ and FTC. I am not sure if you were named in the Federal suit but I do know that you were named in several suits pertaining to this investigation and defrauding investors.
Guess what one of the chief complaints was? Telemarketing scams...sounds sort of familiar every time you post on the board asking for stuff, you are starting to sound like the annoying telemarketer who calls during dinner. I find it funny that your moral high ground seems like a slippery slope. Joshua |
Whilst I am often selling cards I'd rather throw them away than sell to an arrogant tool. What's his Ebay handle so I can add Mr. Fraudo to my banned bidders list?
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It is the Bottom of the Ninth for A Pack of Liars
To our "sorted fans":
1) We resigned from Symposium's board eight months before the company was investigated. We resigned because we did not trust the firm's management 2) We gave $2500 to Caroline McCarthy because our biggest client, who had paid us a very substantial amount of money, asked to attend a fund-raiser in his penthouse apartment All our other political donations were made to the Republican Party. 3) As for Want List acquisitions- Bottom of the Ninth put your money where mouth is. We'll put $10,000 tonight in escrow and give you the names and invoices from the dealers we obtained the cards. If we prove correct we get the money, if not you get it. The Bottom of His Ninth's demise would be cause for a national celebration, indeed. 4) Finally, most of you critics have never seen and will never be able to afford most of the items we have. So go play with your "beaters.,"and call it a day. |
I agree - we should get back to the cards.
In the august words of Rodney King: "Was I speeding officer?" |
I never attended college, but I can spot the incorrect grammar in line one.
Bruce, you shared a great image of one of your cards with me, feed the masses and throw them a bone. Rawn |
Bottom of the Ninth
The California wild fires must be getting close because there must be smoke in your eyes- i.e. your facts on our 2009 E-Bay purchases are dead wrong.
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Looks like I had all my facts straight.
1. I did state that I was unsure of whether you remained on the board. 2. You were named in several lawsuits concerning that corp. Public record. 3. You did give $2000 to a Democrat. In all fairness, I will then let the public know that the only other public donation that you gave to a politician was a $250. 4. I have no doubt you have a superior collection. I have always said so. I am a beater collector but have held just as many high end cards as you probably have over the years. Including many of the ones that reside in your current collection. 5. I have no idea what your talking about with ebay. 6. I find it disgusting that you would joke about the wildfires. This is causing more problems for people, the environment, and CA's economy at a time when people are still trying to come together. Joshua PS Please do not PM me again. |
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How about more from Bruce....
In the past Bruce has sent me scathing emails about my profession. I am an elementary school teacher. Mostly saying that I was too stupid to do any "real work" and calling me and my profession some very unflattering names. (Several board members have seen these emails and were appalled). Bruce...another question...Is Glenn Dorskind of NY your brother? I see you and him are friends on facebook (I am not a friend of Bruce's for the record) and I see that you have a few other connections (Google is wonderful). It turns out that Glenn is a teacher. Should I forward your emails to him? I wonder what he would think. Maybe he already knows and accepts your views. Joshua PS Just did a bit of digging...Glenn really is Bruce's brother. I am now completely shocked that he would call me out for teaching. |
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Bruce, What does your high level, Ivy League trained, macro mind, use as the definition of "sorted"? Would it be possible that a high brow such as yourself would not know that the word you were looking for is "sordid." What a moron you are. My 15 year old daughter has a more extensive vocabulary than you do, and she uses it and spells it correctly. Please stop trying to act smarter than you are. It's visible to all. |
Bruce, where did you get your money from?
Was it Albert Dorskind? (grandfather maybe? Uncle?)...a (sshhh) Hollywood liberal insider. He was an interesting man who created much of Hollywood as we know it today. Oh, lived in California and spent much of his time trying to make this state better. The one you just trashed and made fun of. Too bad his relative has none of his qualities. Joshua |
I am wondering if you understand now that just because you have money, an ivy league education, and a nice baseball card collection does not make you better than us. It does not give you the right to call us (or what we value) mediocre. It does not give you the right to trample our views or call us names. All it gives you is a sense of entitlement that you seem to have wasted. Maybe you should sell off some of your collection and use the money to help your fellow man. Make some friends instead of insulting your peers (yes, peers, you may not think so but we are), and finding some love in this world. I will stop posting for now but will come back with a vengeance if you insist on being an ass.
By the way, like I have said in the past, I have no problems with your collection or trying to find pieces for it but I would suggest that you limit your posts to just your wantlist. I have a feeling you would still get the cards you want and probably at better prices. Please, take my advice. Joshua |
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Ummmmmmm....Joshua this is America and the last time i checked freedom of speech is still in the constitution so Bruce has a right to speak his mind.
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Joshua, you're waisting your time .....
Master Bruce Dorkskin is a Dunderhead, with grand illusions of grandeur. :D
It is obviouse that he's a lonely guy, a state of his own creation. :) In order not to be totally lonely, he tries to create the "We Illusion." If he didn't stimulate dissension on the board, he wouldn't be getting any attention from anyone. :) He sent me an I M, that I have not read, nor do I have any intention of reading. ... Why should I, if I'm to do battle _ _ _ BRING ME GIANTS ... not an unranked amateur. It's sad, that this is the only attention that Master Bruce gets. |
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I am quite confident my analysis of your ebay activity is 100% accurate. Along with all of the other lies you tell are you going to now deny your ebay id is aliandmatt? |
Country kid goes off to Harvard on a scholarship. First day he asks an upper classman "where's the library at?" He is ignored. He poses the same question to several others with similar results. Finally, he says to another fellow, "I keep asking where the library's at, but no one will tell me." He is told that Harvard men don't answer questions that end in prepositions. Kid replies - "so OK, where's the library at, asshole?"
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Reginald,
Just for the record, Freedom of Speech is not a right in the Constitution. All the Constitution says about freedom of speech is that Congress will pass no laws that prohibit free speech. The Supreme Court has ruled that this will apply to the Executive and Judicial branch of government as well. In the case of Bruce, I do not feel he has a right to call names, threaten, intimidate, or annoy other people. If you feel that he has that right then I suggest that Bruce PM you when he needs to spout off. Joshua PS Can you tell I am a teacher :) |
Bruce, is a douche. Whilst, an ugly one at that. Love your boundless and defective use of, commas, bruce. Whilst, anyone else on this board from here on in would consider selling a card, to this jackass is, beyond me.
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Bread Man
Whilst we have never met, it is clear that you butter your bread with salmonella.
As far as selling cards to us, many of those who claim they never would, often do. Go stick that in your managed brokerage account and chew on it. |
Come on everyone, a little decorum please.
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Master Bruce is sooo lonely .....
Sooo lonely that his imaginary friends refuse to answer him back .....
Thus _ _ _ he's here with us. The :confused: We World is not easy. Poor poor Master Bruce. |
The name of the show is called .....
"You Asked for It."
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Potomac Yank
Hey Potomac Yank
Go play your beaters Do they have newspapers down in Hillbilly Country, or do you all just spit at one another? A rhetorical question, indeed. We hear that when you play with your beaters long enough they shoot tobacco juice. |
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Bottom of the Barrel
Hey Bottom of the 9th
Keep on trying...keep on lying. We were born at a prestigious Manhattan Upper East side hospital, and grew up in one of the country's wealthiest suburbs. What happened to your offer to challenge us with regard to our recent purchases? If you don't choke on the smoke from the wildfires, maybe you will explode from all the hot air that you blow. |
Anyone think it's time to lock it?
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Hilarious.....
I think it is hilarious how everyone gets so revved up at Bruce. The reality of the situation is that if you do not want to sell the guy any cards why read any of his posts? If you do not plan on doing business with him why read his threads?
Realy Joshua i think you missed your calling. Instead of being a teacher you should have gone into the private investigator line of work or better yet work for one of the sleezy tabloids because you are digging up some pretty good dirt. Tex you are 100% right in that you and the others can tell Bruce whatever you want but then do not get pissed when he fires back, one thing i like about Bruce is he does not hold back and political correctness is thrown right out, i actually LMAO when i read his responses. |
Come on everyone -- can we please buy, sell, or trade tobacco cards on this part of the board? Is that unreasonable?
Bruce made a post seeking to buy certain cards, which is a logical thing to do here since he is seeking to buy certain tobacco cards. If anyone has any of those cards to sell him, then they should email Bruce to see if they can reach a deal. It's absurd how many bumps this B/S/T thread has received. Why don't we get back to B/S/T stuff here. |
Time to Say Goodbye
We would like to thank the gang of eight- their attacks led to hundreds of page views and while you were busy attacking, we have been contacted privately by three more sellers.
So to the special group of idiots who have devoted so much time and energy to attacking us, your efforts did just what he hoped- generate private leads. And just think they did not cost us a dime. Guess we learned a few pointers at Wharton that they never taught you folks in trade school. Bye for now. See you again soon.... |
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I did find his original post very disrespectful and I'm not quite sure why it's OK for him to solicit B/S/T with that kind of tone, and I find it backwards that it's the disrespected who are being told to "cool it." But whatever, these aren't my boards that he's tainting, so it's no rain on my day. |
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This is almost as bad as when eBay runs specials for sellers and amazingly 3800 Buy-it-Nows appear in a section over night!!!! |
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To the 24/7 TV watchers on board .....
Long before Seinfeld.
Long before SNL. During a period when 24/7 TV watching wasn't around. There was a program that started in 1950 called "You Asked for It." The title says it all. Except for the delicate, and truly slow, no explanation needed. The poster that really borders on the super natural, is the Puritan that keeps reading the thread, although he's not happy with it. The solution for this poster is really simple ... Stop reading it! His solution is the Old Prussian Solution ... Lock it up, censorship, burn the books. Master Bruce has lamely attempted to put down some of the members of this community, and some of them have slammed back. Were they suppose to turn the other cheek??? _ _ _ Hell No! If I did it, and I have _ _ _ I expect to be slammed back, but then again, I have thick skin. No sir: This is not Seinfeld, nor SNL. It's ___ "You Asked for It!" |
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Rob, he probably couldn't give you the name of that prestigious Manhattan Upper East side hospital. :) |
See what I mean Rob _ he doesn't know the name
Master Bruce never made it to the hospital. :D
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I think the time was 4 pages ago. :rolleyes: |
For those who read tis thread and wonder why all the bashing. A great example came a couple of years ago when a member had one of the cards and the list and offered it to Bruce through the BST thread and all that came of it was crickets.
That is why he generates all this response, his World's Toughest Wantlist is just that a LIST, If I am correct some of the cards do not even exist in the condition he is looking for do not exist. |
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He is a dunce. His posts all include phrases such as "Please write in strict confidence". Puffers are all the same. Never any substance but lots of invention. He plays on your subconscious and wants you to think that things are so secretive with him and his customers. This is also why he tries to use uncommon wording to attempt to elevate himself to a higher level in the subconscious mind of the reader. Its all an illusion to manipulate the reader into thinking this joker is something he is not.
His butchering of the English language is but one of many obvious things exposing him as a jackass. |
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Josh, I don't know if you're just slow on the take, or if Master Bruce is your hero? If it has flown over your head, your hero, Master Bruce, doesn't miss an opportunity to take a lame cheap shot at this community. Some people are tired of it, and they're giving him a taste of it. Here's an example from the openning post of this thread. "Whilst our critics swim aimlessly in the sea of mediocrity, we continue to aggressively pursue our quest for superior examples of rare type cards." If you feel that your hero is getting more than he deserves ... DON'T READ IT! Maybe, just maybe, Master Bruce will grow up some day. Meanwhile, like Rob, and being that I spent 60 years in NYC, mostly in Manhattan, I'm very curious to find out which prestigious Manhattan Upper East side hospital was on the toughest list? :D |
America's biggest jackass
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Fun's over, nothing to see here...
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Glad they were private inquiries (and possibly even completed transactions), because I would hate to have him actually try to support all his senseless and snooty banter with measurable public results. That would suck. Then I would have to validate my participation in the hobby and my love of the very game itself. |
By the way... Did that college happen to have intramural sports?
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Joshua sounds like a dangerous ass hole to me.
BOTN is just an ass hole. Bruce is fine - at least he starts his posts about board related items. UBIQTY |
And yet, another nameless Meathead .....
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Here's an example from the openning post of this thread. "Whilst our critics swim aimlessly in the sea of mediocrity, we continue to aggressively pursue our quest for superior examples of rare type cards." Is he referring to you? I wouldn't take that if I were you. :D |
Potomac Yank Sinks; Whilst Jason Swallows
Potomac Yank
We are amused that even a bum (your word, not ours) like yourself places so little value on his time, that you take such pleasure in extending this thread. You keep posting and we keep receiving inquiries. Thanks. That said... "We're delighted that your hot air no longer pollutes New York City. We hope the local Virginia Crematorium has the opportunity to burn your ashes before the new pollution legislation becomes law." Jason When you have the time to take your head out of your behind, we're certainly prepared to wager $10,000 that we have picked three cards for America's Toughest want list from our most recent Net 54 threads. It is time to put up or shut up. |
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#1, No I don't have time for that. It's lodged pretty tight. #2, I don't have $10k (I'm one of the fishes in the sea of mediocrity) #3, I am not sure I understand your challenge. If you pick 3 cards for your wantlist from the threads, that simply means you chose your targets from amongst cards mentioned on Net54 threads. if you mean you picked UP 3 cards FROM recent threads, then that means you actually added to your collection per your intentions. If I had $10k to wager, I wouldn't do so before making that clarification in your statement. Besides, you are the only person in a position to know the answer to your wager, so that's a fool's bet to take. |
Bruce, a Mr. Roarke is on Line 3. Apparently he has three more cards from your "want list."
Once again, you've outsmarted us all. |
Ubiqty
Ubiqty is
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C'mon Rob! That's not fair! Bruce only got to go to one of those big Ivy League academic powerhouses for his undergraduate degree. In only 4 years, you can't expect that they could "learn" him the proper usages of all those big words, could you? Words like Derby/Darby, and sorted/sordid, are hard to "get" in just 4 years. And if he didn't have time to learn the meanings of words like "penultimate" and "extant", is that so important? I mean he uses them anyway, and it's not like any of the rest of us know the proper meaning, so incorrect usage is better than no usage at all, right? Cut the guy a break. I mean, it's not like he went to some community college! |
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His posts are usually about Bruce related items (although, yesterday, he did start one about cards, but it was about the demise of industry and 1989 Griffey rookies.) Not that Bruce would ever listen to any advice, but if he just posted his wantlist, without the insults, most would let it go. Also, maybe he should post it only once a month or so. I think he started 3 posts about his list in the last week to ten days. (Now... if he were looking for NY Giants Schedule Postcards... then it would be understandable to post it often!) :D |
Keep In Mind
The Ivy League did give us "strategery" as well. :p
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I understood why you posted, and agree with the reason. My point was that, in fact, Bruce could be a great source of knowledge to this board. He rarely shows that side of him. He has a great collection that most have rarely seen. His posts are ludicrous and self serving. To say that he starts posts about "board related items", is, factually, incorrect. |
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This just in! Mystery solved! Master Bruce's momma, never made it to the hospital. Delivery was performed by NY cabbie. Location was street corner of 125th St, Lenox Ave. At first, everyone thought it was twins, but that turned out to be an illusion. Yo momma done told you a tall story. :) |
I have to thank Leon for clearing up who Scott is and why I will now never deal with him. I had never heard of him until today and really did not enjoy being called "dangerous" (although, it might be a first for me) or an "asshole" (certainly not a first for me). Just for the record, I do not think I deserve either of those. Those of you who know me personally and those of you who I have dealt with in the past can attest to that fact.
Scott...I will accept a simple apology. As to Bruce, nothing said to me since I started posting...I hope it stays that way. I do wish he would add more to the card side of things. Wishing though... Joshua |
Ugh...jeez, I haven't seen such a wreck in a BST thread for a really long time now. I've had successful dealings and/or friendships with many of the parties involved here, Bruce included, so maybe I can try to be objective for a second.
Scott and David - I've always had good dealings with both of you but seriously, I know you both can communicate more effectively than you did. I'm sure there's probably something that I missed but from what I can tell, the thread didn't get vulgar until you guys got involved. If you've got a point to make, cool, but please do so in a semi-respectable manner. Bruce - as I said, I've had positive dealings with you as well. But you need to realize that your initial post was pretty antagonistic and predictably, the board jumped down your throat for it. Let me tell you why this affects you in negative way. I realize you don't care what most people think and that's fine. However, if I'm a member of this board who doesn't know you and has a card that you could use, I'd be reading a thread like this thinking "ummm...I don't really think I want to deal with this guy". You see? You lose business that way. It's not to say that people are in the right for jumping on you. They're not. And we have a rule about interfering with BST transactions too. But then again, we also have a rule about being negative, antagonistic, making to many personal attacks...etc..etc..so this thread really got off on the wrong foot and went downhill from there. Like I said, I'm sure there's something that I missed, but the comment about the fires in CA was also tasteless. I'm just saying, if you want people to respect who you are to the point where they'd want to do business with you, you got to lay off insulting people. The comment about the "sea of mediocrity" probably offended the bulk of the people here, including, perhaps, someone who might have helped you otherwise. Hopefully we get this thread locked up soon and if everyone can keep from needlessly insulting each other, perhaps Bruce's next post won't be quite the trainwreck this one is. |
"Ugh...jeez, I haven't seen such a wreck in a BST thread for a really long time now."
Brian, You must have missed this one last week. (This is the one where he wants Leon hauled in on a perjury charge!) http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=114848 :) |
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Who the Hell are you to attack the members of this forum declaring for them to go "play with your beaters"? For the most part, a lot of collectors collect to have the card, not have the condition. Frankly, I do not think that anyone takes you as serious as you take yourself and/or gives two shits about you and your ridiculous statements. |
Seems that Mr. Yankeefan51 has thin skin as well.
I received this PM last evening that solidifies my thoughts: ------------------------------------------------------- "From: Yankeefan51 Subj: Bowled over by your analysis. We do hope that you have finished "playing with your beater," and that the results have not ruined too many of your "A" and PSA 1 graded cards Secondly, you might consider acquiring a book called "Elements of Style." Perhaps, next time you attempt to communicate, you will realize that your sentence should read "no one takes you as seriously as you take yourself." As for your remark about elite positioning, we were wondering if you were available to clean the toilets in our office. You can begin work after you have quenched your thirst drinking from the soiled bowls. Clearly someone does give a "s---" " ------------------------------------------------------- Clearly, you are a conceited prick with no social skills. Good day. :rolleyes: |
This jackass should be banned. How long are we collectively going to let this go on? This guy comes on here and insults everyone, even those who help him by allegedly selling him cards. This is supposed to be a community but when one person clearly gets more enjoyment from coming here to insult people then he does for the purpose of this forum its time for him to leave.
Last week a nice guy got banned from B/S/T because he repeatedly, with good intentions, got in over his head on deals. Yet this guy is allowed to insult for years simply because he has a quality collection and a few more bucks than others? In the past he has in the minimum sent sexually insulting emails to members, sent insulting put-down emails to members, and posted publicly about how worthless the masses are here, all while diddling his raisins in a corner with a smile on his pumpkin face (we already know he isn't interested in women). I am guilty myself of commenting on this humpty dumpty too many times and for that I apologize to the community. I know I have no weight here either but I certainly didn't start coming here to read this guys nonsense. Friendly jabbing is one thing but this guy is a bad egg. I don't care what kind of collection he has, its time for him to go. |
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This thread should now be locked. Bruce stated above that he was successful in obtaining some cards from his original posting, so it has served its purpose.
Lets get back to buying, selling, and trading tobacco cards on this part of the board. |
Unlocked!!!
I have never had a single dealing with Bruce and surely will not ever. But, I believe some of the masses are through with their dip in the "sea." I hope they will soon voice their opinions. Controversy is good entertainment, But an individual how is nothing more than abrasive, insulting, & threatening really should be examined by the moderators. This thread was started with an unwarranted stab at 95% of the members of this community, myself included, and the counter attacks keep coming. Leon, Peter C. also claimed to have an exclusive collection, annoyed most members, and went off on tangent threads...where is he, again? Why the silence? If Bruce has sent the hate emails some here have mentioned, why is he allowed to still have a pressence on the board? I believe if he wished my home to burn or my children to die, I would be compelled to do more than email him or post a thread with my concerns. Just a thought...
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I am really getting over this guy. I love to check the BST, but every time I have looked recently it's this thread on the top. If I was selling something right now I would be pretty pissed. Let's just move on from this thread, PLEASE!
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