Honus Wagner Patterson NJ BB team photo 1896???

[prewarsports]

Im not mad at anyone and its all good, I just dont have a ton of time to come on this forum much anymore to read responses etc. In the abstract, people speak in moral high tones and that is all fine and dandy but when something they want comes up for sale and they have put in the legwork only to see it outed at the end would leave a bad taste in absolutely everyone's mouth.

I was not bidding, I just had a good friend who was and whether he would have won this or not, the thread just made my heart sink for him because I knew that once it was outed he had no chance anymore.

We move on

[drcy]

I think the various viewpoints and perspectives on this topic shows that, despite what some claim when they invoke it, there is no hobby rule. Or, at least, it's a rule that not everyone agrees with. As far as I very roughly calculate in this thread, half agree with it and half don't.

Of worthy note as far as some unwritten hobby rules go, I remember back when some old timers thought it unethical for someone to place their first winning bid in the last seconds of the auction. They considered that cheating or stealing what they considered rightful person who had his bid placed there a long time. Just saying.