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[Leon]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Leon,

I don’t think we should help save people from themselves either. Call me cold hearted or whatever, but I think when people get scammed (be it by a “reprint” baseball card, Nigerian lottery or whatever), it’s their own fault for being greedy and falling for something that is too good to be true.

I defended the OP in his original thread. After seeing the Wagner card in this thread I have since changed my mind. I think removing the word “reprint” from a card is a pretty crappy thing to do. Regardless of my opinion though, I still think the seller has a right to sell his garbage.

However, that is not my decision, obviously that is yours. However, if you are going to let him sell his junk (even though it was listed in the wrong section), doesn’t he have a right to list it without being interfered with?

That’s how all this started and I am pretty sure the OP wouldn’t have acted the way he did or said the things he said if other members wouldn’t have interfered in his thread - I just don’t think it would have come to this point.

One of the other mods wrote a while back, “In the B/S/T area there should be no interference in the posts by 3rd parties.” Does this not hold true even in this case? I’m not sure why there are such rules if they’re not going to be enforced?

Regards,

David

Hi David,
You must have skipped over this part of that rule, which has been in the rules for years...

"Also, if any fraudulent activity is known about it can be posted in the BST threads, pertaining to that item, by 3rd parties. This is for the protection of the board. Caveat Emptor still is in effect."


Now, to me, erasing the word reprint from the reprint cards is almost akin to fraud, and certainly lends a hand downstream if someone wants to sell these as "I don't know if they are real or not". I don't care if he is selling them as reprints, when he erased that word he crossed the line, imo. Why on earth, if you were totally legit, would you erase that word?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Leon

Hi David,
You must have skipped over this part of that rule, which has been in the rules for years...

"Also, if any fraudulent activity is known about it can be posted in the BST threads, pertaining to that item, by 3rd parties. This is for the protection of the board. Caveat Emptor still is in effect."


Now, to me, erasing the word reprint from the reprint cards is almost akin to fraud, and certainly lends a hand downstream if someone wants to sell these as "I don't know if they are real or not". I don't care if he is selling them as reprints, when he erased that word he crossed the line, imo. Why on earth, if you were totally legit, would you erase that word?

Leon,

Hello! I think erasing the word “Reprint” is a pretty crappy thing to do as I stated in an earlier post, but I don’t think it could be construed as fraud since he is still selling them as reprints. The bold text that you posted above is really irrelevant to the point I was trying to make, and no, I didn’t skip over that part as you suggested. With all due respect, you skipped over the events in the order in which they happened. I will try to explain my point from another angle.

You stated above that erasing the word “Reprint” from a card is almost akin to fraud. Well, let’s just assume for a minute that it actually is fraud. By posting the bold text above, you’re trying to make it sound like others had a right to interfere.

However, if you look at this thread from the beginning, you can see that he was interfered with 2 days before it was discovered he was erasing the word “reprint” from the card. So, the original intent of the interference was not to point out fraud as you’re trying to suggest in the bold text above, it was to voice the displeasure of some for selling his cards. That just shouldn’t have happened on the B/S/T boards. Whether others like it or not, he has a right to post something for sale without being interfered with.

With that said, this is obviously your forum and you have a right to run it as you wish. I think we can all agree that the cards are garbage, but that is not the point here. The point is that he has a right to sell them. Some want to censor what he is selling. You said in another thread that you didn’t want to censor Bruce and I don’t see the difference in censoring words or censoring items for sale. Censorship is censorship. Again, as much as I, you and others think his cards are garbage, he still has a right to sell them – maybe not here, but somewhere else. I don’t agree with it, just like I don’t agree with serial killers selling their “memorabilia” from behind prison walls, but it is what it is.

Regards,

David

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Some want to censor what he is selling. You said in another thread that you didn’t want to censor Bruce and I don’t see the difference in censoring words or censoring items for sale. Censorship is censorship.

For the most part Bruce's stupidity is all talk, and his ridiculous comments/remarks won't hurt the hobby overall. When these "reprints" are made available to the masses it is obvious that they can easily fall into the wrong hands which of course does hurt the hobby. I am all for non-interference on the B/S/T, but there are cases where sometimes people have to be called out.

[barrysloate]

Derek- I actually have a huge library. I was a graduate student in English Lit, and I collect books. If anything I have too many and need to get rid of some. But my point is it is unlikely you really understand socialism save how the talking heads on the right carelessly throw the term around. I really don't fully understand it either, so I don't drop it casually into conversations. I'd rather learn more about it before I pretend to be an expert.

That was my only point. Carry on.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Can I have the last 10 minutes of my life back please....what a waste of time, and yet I feel the need to respond.

Derek-

Argue all you want, IMO your sole purpose was revealed when you removed the word reprint or any modern dates in your aging process. You are trying to deceive, plain and simple. Your argument that we have all been burned and buyer beware doesn't hold water with me. Why be part of the problem by making these cards available to an unsuspecting public?

To All Others-

Derek is the classic internet forum troll. Loves to stir the pot, doesn't listen to the obvious sound reasoning of the rest of the group and will continue to post so that he always has the last word.

I have had my say, feel somewhat better and will never post again in the is thread so Derek can continue to get his jollies. In fact, I probably will never read this thread again.

Jeff

[Frank A]

Why is this post still on? I cannot believe that time is given to this guy wo really doesn't care obuot old cards. His purpose is to get attention and make money selling his crap. Why is this post allowed to continue? It is a absolute joke. Frank

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by Frank A

Why is this post still on? I cannot believe that time is given to this guy wo really doesn't care obuot old cards. His purpose is to get attention and make money selling his crap. Why is this post allowed to continue? It is a absolute joke. Frank

It is probably still on here for the good of the hobby.

The more time that he can be lured into spending here, the less time that he has to ply his ill-conceived wares.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by ibuysportsephemera

Derek is the classic internet forum troll. Loves to stir the pot, doesn't listen to the obvious sound reasoning of the rest of the group. . . .

Agreed. Shut him down.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The guy is charging $5 for the cards and disclosing that they are reprints. His intent is to defraud?

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

But my point is it is unlikely you really understand socialism save how the talking heads on the right carelessly throw the term around. I really don't fully understand it either, so I don't drop it casually into conversations. I'd rather learn more about it before I pretend to be an expert.

Sort of how the left used to throw around the word "Nazi." I guess that stopped once Bush left office.

[barrysloate]

I never threw the word around...not even once.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I never threw the word around...not even once.

Kudos to you!

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Sort of how the left used to throw around the word "Nazi." I guess that stopped once Bush left office.

+1

[E93]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Sort of how the left used to throw around the word "Nazi." I guess that stopped once Bush left office.

Wow. I didn't realize it was the left painting Hitler mustaches on Obama images during health care debates. Thanks for enlightening us.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by E93

Wow. I didn't realize it was the left painting Hitler mustaches on Obama images during health care debates. Thanks for enlightening us.

Yeah, the lefties never called Bush Hitler or anything like that. They were too busy smoking dope, collecting their allowances and buying baseball cards.