Veterans Investment Group

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I am not accusing you of anything, but try and look at this through a potential buyer's eyes. If you stand behind everything and are completely above board why WOULDN'T you want your name out there? Many users of these boards alter letters (use a "3" for an "E" or an "@" for an "a") so they can't be searched and spammed or trolled or whatever else people worry might happen to them. Frankly I want my name on all my posts. I feel it instills confidence in my buyers and anyone else with whom I do business who are members here.

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And my name is Tm.

[botn]

Saw this thread and felt I needed to post. Joe does not know I am on this board nor does he know I am making this post. I know this board has seen its share of clowns and the hobby has seen endless amounts of scammers so I understand people’s skepticism when someone like Joe pops up but Joe happens to be a friend of mine (hi Joe…I know I owe you a call) and I can tell you he is anything but a clown or a scammer. One conversation with him and you will know he is a passionate, incredibly friendly and genuine guy who does not have a single bad intention.

Joe jumped into the hobby full speed ahead and not too long ago and hit the ground running. Most, if not all, of the high profile dealers and houses know him as does PSA and pretty sure SGC does as well. If people want to offer constructive criticism I know he would greatly appreciate it otherwise cut the guy a little slack and save the interrogation for someone who has earned it. This is a man who served our country and risked his life protecting us. I think he deserves and is entitled to much better treatment than he has gotten so far.

[autocentral]

Originally Posted by botn

Saw this thread and felt I needed to post. Joe does not know I am on this board nor does he know I am making this post. I know this board has seen its share of clowns and the hobby has seen endless amounts of scammers so I understand people’s skepticism when someone like Joe pops up but Joe happens to be a friend of mine (hi Joe…I know I owe you a call) and I can tell you he is anything but a clown or a scammer. One conversation with him and you will know he is a passionate, incredibly friendly and genuine guy who does not have a single bad intention.

Joe jumped into the hobby full speed ahead and not too long ago and hit the ground running. Most, if not all, of the high profile dealers and houses know him as does PSA and pretty sure SGC does as well. If people want to offer constructive criticism I know he would greatly appreciate it otherwise cut the guy a little slack and save the interrogation for someone who has earned it. This is a man who served our country and risked his life protecting us. I think he deserves and is entitled to much better treatment than he has gotten so far.

Agreed. Joe is a great guy and definitely deserves better treatment than he has gotten so far.

I know Joe personally and he is a stand up guy.

-Nick

[USMC03VET]

Good morning,

To the gentlemen who know me and have come to my defense, it is greatly appreciated and truly a stand up thing to do; you all have my sincerest gratitude!

Those of you who have never spoken to me or have never done business with me, I would encourage you to reach out at some point and do so before passing judgement.

There is clearly a reason that I will not and do not publish my personal information on public blogs, should you take the time to get to know me as John, Greg, and Nick have done; I believe you will understand that reason.

In the short time that I have been active in the hobby I have come to realize that there are an obscene amount of scammers and this hobby is plagued by them.

Fortunately I have met some great folks who have helped me along the way and guided me towards making good decisions and staying away from the undesirables.

Semper Fi!
Joe

[Exhibitman]

Having good guys vouch for you should address any reasonable concerns.

[ramram]

Welcome to the forum Joe. You made it through the forum's hazing process and now you are initiated. Hope you decide to spend some time on here. Glad to have you.

Rob M.

[USMC03VET]

Rob,

Thank you for the "warm" welcome, it is easy for people to be TOUGH and haze in a blog thread...fortunately this is not the "real world" otherwise the conversation would have likely taken on a different tone and went in a different direction.

As much as it pains me to credit the hazers, I understand that this hobby is filled with folks who's sole goal is to manipulate and defraud collector's so the vetting process here and elsewhere is somewhat warranted.

Look forward to getting to know and doing business with some of you guys in the future.

Semper Fi!
Joe