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Originally Posted by howard38
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Only difference is it was that own women's doing that cost her $40K. If I was the guy that she sent the money to for two years, I'd gladly send it all back in one big package, with a brochure to a nearby hospital for the mentally retarded.
All jokes aside, I think it's pretty clear to everyone that the smart thing to do would have been to send the card back to the intended recipient immediately. Waiting for there to be a big stink about it doesn't really change anything, except for the legal aspect. In fact, I'd consider the moves kevino35 made to be even sleazier than just not returning the card and effectively stealing it. At least in that case he wouldn't be claiming to have done nothing wrong.
In regards to "flavius," I slightly agree with a few bits and pieces of his statements. While an incident like this will certainly hurt his reputation (though reputation can be a bit overrated - what percent of people in the hobby will actually read this entire thread and remember it next time they deal with him? 10%?), legally I've seen very little evidence to
prove that this seller really knew he was selling someone else's property. The guy does a lot of business, clearly - who's to say he didn't just figure he won the Cobb?
I'm really not surprised, though. Actually, I'd almost consider it normal for most of the population to go the route Kevin did. Luckily, this hobby is a little more tight-knit than the general population and people like Kevin are rarer in prewar cards than postwar, memorabilia, and nonsports.
As always, the best test of a man's character is when nobody (or very few people) are watching.