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swarmee · #1 02-23-2019, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

One way to look at it. The other way of course is how ridiculous is it that folks in this country can't afford to go to the doctor or the dentist and this dude has 350K to drop on a shiny Michael Jordan card from 1997.

Are you not this same guy with less zeroes at the end?

Snapolit1 · #2 02-23-2019, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by swarmee

Are you not this same guy with less zeroes at the end?

Yes, I buy expensive cards. And I'm not knocking anyone who does. But if someone's going to say how great is capitalism that people can spend hundreds of thousands on a baseball card, I'll make the obviously point that if capitalism is so great why is it that some people (who work very hard) can't get by with the bare necessities. Read recently that over 50% of our fellow Americans can't come up with $900 for an emergency.

And that's my last comment on the subject before Leon gives me ring.

pokerplyr80 · #3 02-23-2019, 11:57 AM

If you want to give socialism a shot I hear things are great in Venezuela. You may even track down some rare Topps cards while you're there.

TheNightmanCometh · #4 02-23-2019, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

If you want to give socialism a shot I hear things are great in Venezuela. You may even track down some rare Topps cards while you're there.

I've bought quite a few cards from there, but despite everything that's going on over there the prices haven't changed.

Huysmans · #5 02-23-2019, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yes, I buy expensive cards. And I'm not knocking anyone who does. But if someone's going to say how great is capitalism that people can spend hundreds of thousands on a baseball card, I'll make the obviously point that if capitalism is so great why is it that some people (who work very hard) can't get by with the bare necessities. Read recently that over 50% of our fellow Americans can't come up with $900 for an emergency.

And that's my last comment on the subject before Leon gives me ring.

You just said it yourself.... YOU buy expensive cards, but now you're going to question others that do, as well as the system that A) Is able to facilitate it, and B) Gives you a voice to be able to complain? Why don't you sell those cards Steve, and contribute the money to some of your fellow Americans that have less? Just don't be a hypocrite, put your money AND your cards where your mouth is.

Cliff Bowman · #6 02-23-2019, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Huysmans

Why don't you sell those cards Steve, and contribute the money to some of your fellow Americans that have less? Just don't be a hypocrite, put your money AND your cards where your mouth is.

Game, set, match.

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