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Brian Parker I have only dealt with the Knouse's once at a card show, and quite honestly couldn't fathom shelling out the big bucks for some of the impressive cards they normally have displayed. However, at one of the shows they had some stacks of lower to medium grade Obaks and E-cards for sale at fair prices, and they seemed to have a genuine respect for me as a customer, even as it must have been obvious while I leisurely spent time rifling through their stacks that I wasn't going to spend that much dough.
If only all dealers showed the same respect--I remember at one show years ago I was making my way through a stack of W517's at a table when the dealer blurted out in mocking way "you probably don't even know what cards you are looking at". After a couple seconds of shocked silence, I proceeded to name the year of issue, the ACC designation and that they had been cut from a strip of cards, then slapped that stack back down on his table and left. I had been prepared to purchase one or two HOF players, but even if I had been a novice collector I wouldn't have wanted to be treated like one.
My guess is Plasticdog is the type who is always looking to pay substantially below the asking price, probably doing so in an agressive fashion, and when told no in a firm manner (in response to his own rudeness), he takes objection. I think the overwhelming response of this board on behalf of the Knouse's would seem to point to this as a possible scenario.
Brian Parker