I was kind of surprised you didn't delete them this morning. As a west coaster I read your posts as they came down the pike last night and I was stunned. Brian is a good guy known and respected by a hell of a lot people in this hobby.
Brandon was "outed" before. By Leon. Late last year. Same situation. Same diplomatic language used, ie regretted that they had to take this step and that it was nothing against Brandon personally.
The reason why you out someone instead of merely suspending them is because that individual can still email members of the board in order to make deals. I know that I often sell cards to finance other purchases (sometimes other cards that I have already committed to buy), and I know that a heck of alot of other members of the board do as well. That being the case, I WANT to know that an individual, no matter how good a guy he may be, has on numerous occasions committed to buying cards without following through. Also, as a courtesy, I often mail the cards to buyers before receiving their checks. The same courtesy is frequently extended to me. That's part of what makes the BST such a great place. It's a community. Nobody bears Brandon any ill will, and most of us understand his enthusiasm for cards he ultimately cannot afford at this time in his life. I have the same enthusiasm for certain cards I can't afford. But I don't broker deals for those cards and then not follow through. And if someone is, I want to know about it.
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