T206 Plank Auction

wonkaticket · #1 07-28-2013, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottFandango

Not my style....if I have something to say to someone and I feel nobody else would care, I send a PM...that's a PRIVATE message if you forgot what PRIVATE meant....wasn't me calling someone naive and uniformed because I DISAGREED with their statement....

Well Scott I never said �you� personally as a whole were na�ve and uninformed I only implied I felt that way about your comment in this thread.

Not your style huh? Right your style is to hide behind PM and send messages such as the below because I disagreed with a comment you made and dared use the terms na�ve/uninformed to voice my disagreement.

I find it odd for such a beacon of genius in an otherwise drab world of dullards such as myself. That a simple comment like the one I made to Leon would get under your skin and have you of all people resort to my junk is bigger than your junk PM�s. Seems like a very pedestrian use of one�s time especially from someone as brilliant as yourself. My apologies Scott looks like I have a lot to learn about class, culture and style from folks like you another reason I�m glad I found Net54 to share my collecting.

Until then my style is to call out the above because the above is not needed here or anywhere.

If you say stuff like the above to me or any member don�t expect to hide behind a PM while keeping a polish for the folks on the main page, man up. In the end not only will I let folks know but with the low price of the banner ads I may just take one out and tell them that way.

Good day to you professor Fandango.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 07-28-2013, 08:04 PM

In the 90s I won a '15 PSA 7 Cracker Jack Alexander out of whatever auction Bussineau was then running, maybe it was Superior I don't recall. This was before high resolution internet pics. The card came and it was unbelievably wavy and obviously had been soaked if not trimmed. You could have surfed on it; I showed it to Steve Rocchi at a show and he burst out laughing. Bussineau refused to take it back, even when a PSA dealer who knew him pretty well intervened on my behalf. For a lousy little grand, as the line goes, he cost himself a customer.

itjclarke · #3 07-28-2013, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wonkaticket

... resort to my junk is bigger than your junk PM’s. Seems like a very pedestrian use of one’s time especially from someone as brilliant as yourself..

I have no intention of entering this fray, but will say I find fewer things more off putting than the 'ole "my junk is bigger than your junk" conversation. I don't know what it is but since I was younger, and then especially in college (meaning when a bunch of 18 year olds were given an opportunity to re-write and/or boast about their pasts.. lots of HS "legend" types in the dorms), I have been annoyed as hell by this.

Now as an adult, living in a city I love, but also one filled with its share of big braggadocious egos, it still really annoys me. It always seems like the same perpetrators telling the same dinner stories over and over. I think they imagine they're being subtle when they drop the "while I was studying at___" as an intro to an otherwise unrelated story. I like to think I've developed a good radar for this junk. There was a recently banned board member (no name mentioned) who loved to go on about his level of education, his degrees and college grades. I felt no need to voice my annoyance, but it (and other things) really made it hard for me to ever empathize with the other stuff he had going on... all of which may have been very valid and/or otherwise compelling.

My only sibling, my older sister graduated HS in 3 years, went to a top tier school, graduated a dual major, then earned an MD and JD simultaneously. She is now a successful vascular surgeon at a very good university hospital. She is impressive to me, and even more so because she never brags, and would definitely never use her pedigree and/or intellect as fuel to make someone else feel lesser. My dad and several aunts/uncles are PHDs, my wife and all four brothers in law are JDs. I myself have a simple bachelor's degree, and am 100% content with it. Others I know, like my father in law have been very very successful without a college degree. Quality is definitely not measured by how many degrees you have. Good people are good people, and wannabes are wannabes. Being proud of your accomplishments is fine, being confident is great.. but to this outsider, it is almost never impressive if you have to tell someone it's impressive.

Damn.. maybe I entered the fray

.. I guess my goal now is to speak no further.

Oh... and to the original topic (Plank). I got my email notifications from Greg Bussineau Auctions and am now kicking myself for not looking at the auction closer! I've bought a couple items from him, one auction, one from his website and have been happy with both.

ADDING: John, please keep posting your cards, I think I speak for most in saying we love seeing those things!

dog*dirt · #4 07-29-2013, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Well Scott I never said �you� personally as a whole were na�ve and uninformed I only implied I felt that way about your comment in this thread.

Not your style huh? Right your style is to hide behind PM and send messages such as the below because I disagreed with a comment you made and dared use the terms na�ve/uninformed to voice my disagreement.

I find it odd for such a beacon of genius in an otherwise drab world of dullards such as myself. That a simple comment like the one I made to Leon would get under your skin and have you of all people resort to my junk is bigger than your junk PM�s. Seems like a very pedestrian use of one�s time especially from someone as brilliant as yourself. My apologies Scott looks like I have a lot to learn about class, culture and style from folks like you another reason I�m glad I found Net54 to share my collecting.

Until then my style is to call out the above because the above is not needed here or anywhere.

If you say stuff like the above to me or any member don�t expect to hide behind a PM while keeping a polish for the folks on the main page, man up. In the end not only will I let folks know but with the low price of the banner ads I may just take one out and tell them that way.

Good day to you professor Fandango.

Thermometers have degrees and do you know where they stick those?

martindl · #5 07-29-2013, 01:41 PM

The banner ad thing is interesting. I never click on them and as most of my viewing is done on an iPad, I scroll right past them/it.

drcy · #6 07-29-2013, 02:10 PM

The banner ads get my attention over the long haul, keep me up to date as to which auction house has an auction going on. And if a new company advertises I'll notice it.

I'm not an active bidder or consignor so they don't get my money. But I work well as an advertising guinea pig.

One thing about this site, as opposed to facebook or CNN.com, is all the advertising is directly related to the site. No dating or testosterone ads here.

Leon · #7 07-29-2013, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by drcy

The banner ads get my attention over the long haul, keep me up to date as to which auction house has an auction going on. And if a new company advertises I'll notice it.

I'm not an active bidder or consignor so they don't get my money. But I work well as an advertising guinea pig.

One thing about this site, as opposed to facebook or CNN.com, is all the advertising is directly related to the site. No dating or testosterone ads here.

You obviously haven't seen our newest advertiser? A Viagra commercial

the 'stache · #8 07-29-2013, 07:55 PM

there goes the neighborhood.

cyseymour · #9 07-31-2013, 07:35 AM

The Greek philosopher Socrates lived off a large inheritance and didn't possess any advanced degrees. That didn't stop him from making a rather large contribution to western civilization.

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