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Posted By: Julie Vognar

As I said, I got my VCBC #31 2 days ago. For people who spend 10s, 100s, 1000s and even 10s of thousands of dough on cards, I wouldn't think 3.50 for priority mail would be too much.

No Betz doesn't have the affinity for vintage stuff that Purdy did, but i think he's doing a fairly good job putting together a magazine for people who do. As for the "1%club," I wrote him an excellent letter, focusing on three people who advertise in his magazine, got high grades, and STILL didn't get the 1% endorcement. He didn't publish it--though he has published other little things I've written. I simply give up. When you LOOK AT SCD< AND THE PEOPLE WHO GET ENDORCEMENTS FROM THEM< AND THE LARGELY GARBAGE THEY PUBLISH--is it really so hard to choose? The article on the 1894 Baltimore Alphas was fascinating! (and not without mistakes, either!).

Jay, do you really think we're going to write articles for a efanescent thing like a Forum, print them out and keep them? No way.

I do NOT see it as a black-and-white issue between Purdy and Betz, and yes, his wife recently died of cancer.