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slacksJC: I didn't mean to offend you. My point was not about your grammar, rather it was supposed to convey that condition is so important that even a ballpark figure couldn't be arrived at. For example, "rounded corners" can mean almost anything. I’ll try a more constructive suggestion: have the seller go to OfficeMax, pay to have them scan the card and e-mail it you. I think that runs about $3.00, which IMO is $3.00 well spent by you if you are thinking of buying it.
RE: Slacks.
Bottom line: I am hesitant to list identifying information on the board about myself. It's not the board members I'm have concerns about, but the countless number of lurkers. Anyone with a little but of incentive could find my house if they knew only my name and the IP address listed by my posts.
Although I'm sure my collection is dwarfed by most of yours, I don't keep my cards in a safe deposit box ('cause I like to play with them) and I'd rather not run the risk of advertising where it is.
Please note that I have confined my posts to opinions and analyses, and not attempted to spread unsubstantiated rumors or malign other hobbyists, hiding behind a name so as to avoid backlash.
Again, please don't take the above as mistrust of anyone that pots here. I've bought and sold cards to a few of you and have no reservations there. It's just that everyone has their own risk parameters, and I'd like to avoid inadvertently advertising the fact that I have highly liquid collectibles when their location is so easily available.
P.S. I just happen to really, really like the work “slacks,” so by identifying myself with a cool word, I hope to raise my own station in life just a little.