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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss
Yes, but the shock and awe caught your attention and prompted you to pass the article on. That’s the goal right now: get this thing out there, and then the facts will speak for themselves- the facts do not bode well for psa and pwcc.
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Indeed, the article did grab me, even though I was already aware of most of the content. In that, he succeeded.
I have another question though. Maybe you all could enlighten me. Let me preface my queery by saying that again, I'm small potatoes in the hobby, buy and sell a bit here and there but generally not for profit.
I'm getting the impression that most people think getting this scandal out in the open and relentless publicity about all of this is somehow good for the hobby. I don't quite understand that. I would think that scandals of this sort would drive people away, not pull them in. I keep seeing people say they're done for a while, maybe forever, and I don't see anyone saying they're suddenly going to start collecting now.
I get the need for this to be handled, and I also get that a certain amount of publicity is necessary to help collect information and evidence, but wouldn't it be better for the hobby in general if this mess could all be sorted out as covertly as possible? Wouldn't there likely be more total hobbyists next year if the scambags responsible for this fiasco could be dealt with outside of a national spotlight?
Haven't card sales been hurt since this started? Is that a good thing?
I'm not trying to be difficult here, and I completely applaud everyone involved in seeking justice and weeding out corruption. I just would've rather it be done without discrediting the hobby as a whole. Maybe that just wasn't possible, given the scope of what has happened, but idk.
Okay that was wayyyyy longer than I wanted it to be.
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