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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a hobby! I mean, look at you, look at the way you're acting! You've turned an enjoyable little collection, that normal people do as a lark, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME! I mean, how old are you people? What have you done with yourselves? You, with the want list, you must be almost 60... when was the last time you kissed a girl? I didn't think so! So... venture out of your apartments and GROW THE HELL UP! I mean, it's just baseball cards, damnit, IT'S JUST BASEBALL CARDS!
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Exhibitman, with all due respect, but you've got to be kidding. So just because it's baseball cards means suspected instances of fraud should be treated differently than those that occur, say, in the securities business? Recently in a private transaction I acquired a rare card. The price was based on a reported auction transaction that, based on subsequent information, I now have reason to believe was a sham. So, yes I get the card I wanted, but at a price probably substantially higher than it would have cost had reported "market transactions" been based on real happenings. Maybe had this happened to you you would not be upset. But I am and I don't believe that fraud should be condoned in baseball cards anymore than in other businesses, and that open discussions of suspected instances should be scornfully dismissed.