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TJ SchwartzFirst off, thanks to Josh [He does know!], Sean, WP, David, Leon and anyone else out there who gets it. Sincerely appreciated!
Jay: I know you too. Maybe 10 deals gone awry in 4 years out of a couple thousand and you're condemning me? Do you see how many successful ebay deals I've done? You are hilarious!
Joe P.: Please come out to CA and say that to my FACE! Don't hide behind an initial and a keyboard. Madison Ave. wannabe? I'm from the Bronx, NYC. Before I got into this hobby, I was VP of 3 different 100 million dollar companies as Director of Sales and Marketing, my college major. I've already BEEN there, Pal! BTW, to clarify, that's no physical threat, just an invitation to debate in person.
Dan: You're obviously not a businessman! Promotion is what it';s all about. Just ask Josh, Hunt, Rosen, or Trump, etc. We've seen them all on TV, hyping something they're selling. So, it's fine and dandy on ESPN, but on what I thought was a friendly vintage chat room, it's NOT? Saw my friend, Josh's mug just the other day on ESPN. Seen Hunt many times. Anyone think Trump NEEDS the revenue from The Apprentice? He hypes something he's involved with every show. Why not critisize HIM too? My pal, Alan Rosen helped us ALL through the early years with many appearances on Good Morning America. Al is the Master of promotion, signed mini-bats and bobble heads and all. You may laugh at him [I DON'T] , but HE'S laughing all the way to the bank.
After a few weeks on this site, I've learned a few things: There are some really good guys up here as my emails have shown. There are also a ton of [place your own adjective here] on here. Don't know about this group, but I work 14 hours a day in the HOBBY and am typing this at 12:45 AM after a 10 hour day at my store. I try to have a good time with my profession. I will not let you negative types bother me at all, but I WILL not sit back and get abused over this.
Thanks also to the many that have emailed me in support. You know who you are and so do I. I will not forget it. While many here will not bid on cards because 2 of them say the dreaded Mr. X, many have emailed me that they will and some have asked for time to save up. I'll say it again. If I needed a rare card to frinish my set, I could care LESS what name might be on the holder! I've got $5. Don't you?
Now all you attackers can continue blasting me for daring to promote a big deal and having fun. Methinks this site is no longer fun for me. I've been a VERY opinionated columnist for 14 years now. I'm used to emails and phone calls that disagree with me. Good and healthy, as I know they are reading my stuff, agree or not. You see, I publish my email and phone number beneath every column and have done so since 1992. I welcome comments from my readers, good or bad and asnwer them ALL.
SEE YA! TJS